Geoffrey Cory-Wright, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeoffrey Cory-Wright
British Baronet
Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1892
Date of Death: 23-Mar-1969
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Geoffrey Cory-Wright
- Sir Geoffrey Cory-Wright, 3rd Baronet (26 August 1892 – 23 March 1969) was the 3rd Baronet Cory-Wright. He was the son of Sir Arthur Cory Cory-Wright, 2nd Baronet, and Elizabeth Olive Clothier.
- He was educated at Harrow School, and at University College, Oxford.
- A Regular Officer, on 29 August 1914 he was promoted to Temporary Lieutenant.
- He fought in World War I, where he was wounded.
- He gained the rank of Captain in the 3rd Battalion, East Kent Regiment.
- He gained the rank of Flight Commander in the Royal Flying Corps.
- He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Cory-Wright, of Caen Wood Towers, Highgate St.
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- London and Hornsey, Co.
- Middlesex on the death of his father on 21 April 1951. He married Felicity Tree, the daughter of actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, on 10 November 1915.
- Because of the celebrity of his father-in-law, the World War I wedding was filmed, showing the bride leaving with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree from the parental home and arriving at the church.
- Felicity Tree's two sisters are shown as bridesmaids with Lady Tree followed by the bride and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
- The bride and her father are shown entering the car, and the bride and groom leaving the church, posing for the camera.
- The couple went on to have five children.
- Two of his sons, Captain Anthony John Julian Cory-Wright (1916-1944) and Lieutenant Jonathan Francis Cory-Wright (1925-1945) were killed in action during World War II.A photographer, 11 of his pictures were used to illustrate a book about Holkham Hall.
- In 1956 he and his collection of antique paperweights were featured in an advertising campaign for Passing Clouds cigarettes.He was succeeded to the title by his grandson, Richard Cory-Wright.
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