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Bill Chesshyre

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📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Bill is a retired British Army Colonel with a 33-year career, including service as a Defence Attaché in Czechoslovakia and Romania during the fall of Communism. He is a Cambridge-educated, qualified Russian interpreter who subsequently had a second career as Clerk for two London Livery Companies, the Painter-Stainers and the Gunmakers.

In retirement, he remains highly active in City of London civic life, serving as a Court Assistant for the Glass Sellers Company and as Past President of the Ward of Cheap Club. He is a trustee for the charity Promise Nepal, reflecting his deep personal connection to the country through his family.

He served extensively with the British Armys Brigade of Gurkhas and is married to a Nepali woman he met while serving in Hong Kong.

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Experience
59 Years
Current Role
Retired
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Livery Company Traditions
Served as Clerk for two Livery Companies (Gunmakers, Painter-Stainers) and remains a Court Assistant for another (Glass Sellers) in retirement.
Military Diplomacy
Served as a Defence Attaché in Romania and Czechoslovakia during a pivotal historical period and is a qualified Russian and Romanian interpreter.
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Career

Work history

6-2013
Retired
Retired
7-2005 - 5-2013
Clerk
Gunmakers' Company
9-1995 - 3-2004
Clerk
Painter-Stainers' Company
7-1963 - 7-1994
Commissioned Officer
HM Forces (Army)
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Education
1963 - 1966
Master of Arts (MA)
Trinity College, Cambridge
1956 - 1961
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The King's School , Canterbury
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