Sir Geoffrey Vavasour, 5th Baronet

Sir Geoffrey William Vavasour, 5th Baronet DSC (5 September 1914 – 28 July 1997) was an Irish-born English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

He served in the Second World War with distinction, where he was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

[3] He married his first wife, Joan Millicent Kirkland Robb, in 1940, with the couple having two daughters.

[1] He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War, during which he was mentioned in dispatches in March 1942.

[10] He was promoted to the rank of commander between 1950 and 1958, with Vavasour retiring from active service in February 1958.