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Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.
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Margaret Susan Ryder was born in 1924 in Leeds, the daughter of Charles Foster Ryder and Mabel Elizabeth Sims. The family lived at Scarcroft Grange near Leeds; the house now has a blue plaque, installed by Leeds Civic Trust in 2011. She was educated at Benenden School.
According to her autobiography, Child of My Love, Ryder was born on 3 July 1923. This was repeated by The Daily Telegraphin her obituary in November 2000, adding that "Lady Ryder of Warsaw, better known as Sue Ryder, has died aged 77", as well as by the BBC and many other news sources. Her birth and death certificates both put the date one year lat...
In January 1942 she joined the ‘Free FANY’, the section of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry which had not been absorbed into the Auxiliary Territorial Service (FANY-ATS) in 1939. Free FANY Special Units were voluntary and independent and as such were used by, amongst others, the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Ryder was assigned to the Polish sec...
After the war, Ryder volunteered to do relief work in Europe, initially with the Amis Volontaires Français, the Red Cross and the Guide International Service. Her association with SOE made initial service in Poland difficult but she persevered, much affected by her time spent with various Polish forces. Official relief organisations had withdrawn b...
Because of her experiences in SOE and the brave people she met, Ryder was determined to establish a 'living memorial' to the millions of people who had died in world war, and to all those who continued to suffer and die because of persecution. In 1953 she established her charity, initially the Forgotten Allies Trust, which later became the Sue Ryde...
Sue Ryder was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) in 1957. Together with her husband Leonard Cheshire, she received a joint Variety Club Humanitarian Award in 1975, presented by HRH Princess Margaret. Ryder was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George(CMG) in 1976.
Ryder was made a life peer on 31 January 1979, being created Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, of Warsaw in Poland and of Cavendish in the County of Suffolk. In the House of Lords, Ryder was involved in debates about defence, drug abuse, housing, medical services, unemployment, prison reform and race relations. Ryder continued to speak for Poland and when ...
Ryder wrote two autobiographies: 1. And the Morrow is Theirs(1975) 2. Child of My Love(1986) Biographies: 1. A.J. Forest, But Some There Be. London: (Badger Book), 1959. 2. Tessa West, Lady Sue Ryder of Warsaw: Single-minded philanthropist. Chicago: Shepheard-Walwyn, 2019. 3. Joanne Bogle, A Life Lived for OthersLeominster: Gracewing, 2022. For wha...
Ryder set up the Sue Ryder Museum at Cavendish to tell the story of her work and promote the causes of those she helped. This museum was closed upon the sale of the Cavendish Sue Ryder home in 2001. The exhibits from the museum were handed to the Fundacja Sue Ryder(her Polish foundation) and in 2010, the city of Warsaw kindly lent to the Foundation...
Portraits of Sue Ryder at the National Portrait Gallery, London- Margaret Susan Cheshire
- 2 November 2000 (aged 76), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
- Margaret Susan Ryder, 3 July 1924, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Sue Ryder is a British palliative and bereavement support charity based in the United Kingdom. Formed as The Sue Ryder Foundation in 1953 by World War II Special Operations Executive volunteer Sue Ryder, the organisation provides care and support for people living with terminal illnesses and neurological conditions, as well as ...
Lady Sue Ryder was born in 1924 to a wealthy family in Yorkshire. She was a humanitarian who was inspired to help people by the work of her mother, her experiences on the frontline in Nazi-occupied Europe and her faith. She left the charity in 1998 and died in 2000.
