Eric Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon
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Brigadier
Eric FitzGerald Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon, CMG
, DSO
(1881 - 1946) was an Irish
peer
and British Army
officer who served in World War I
.
Brig. Dillon and his wife, the former Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett, had one son, Michael Eric Dillon, who succeeded his father as the 20th Viscount Dillon. Their daughter, Pamela Louisa Eleanor Dillon, would marry the 6th Earl of Onslow
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; they divorced in 1962. The Onslows had two children: Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow (born 28 February 1938) and Lady Teresa Lorraine Onslow (born 26 February 1940). Lady Onslow was the mother-in-law of writer Auberon Waugh
, the son of Evelyn Waugh
, by dint of Auberon Waugh's marriage to Lady Teresa Onslow. Auberon and Teresa Waugh had four children.
Lady Onslow was involved in the Littlejohn Affair, a spy scandal involving an alleged MI6 double agent, Kenneth Littlejohn
, whom she had met when visiting prison in the 1960s. She reportedly introduced Littlejohn to the British security forces who later used Littlejohn in anti-IRA operations.
In 1975 Lady Onslow received a letter bomb which exploded in her hands; she suffered minor injuries, but reportedly declined hospital treatment for the injuries. She died in 1992.
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Eric FitzGerald Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon, CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1881 - 1946) was an Irish
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer who served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Brig. Dillon and his wife, the former Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett, had one son, Michael Eric Dillon, who succeeded his father as the 20th Viscount Dillon. Their daughter, Pamela Louisa Eleanor Dillon, would marry the 6th Earl of Onslow
Earl of Onslow
Earl of Onslow, of Onslow in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow. The Onslow family descends from Arthur Onslow, who represented Bramber, Sussex and Guildford in the House of Commons...
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Lady Onslow
His only daughter, Pamela Louisa Eleanor Dillon (born 26 August 1915 - died 1992) married William Arthur Bampfylde Onslow, 6th Earl of OnslowWilliam Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow
William Arthur Bampfylde Onslow, 6th Earl of Onslow KBE MC TD, DL was a British peer and officer in the British Army.Onslow was the eldest son of Richard William Alan Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow and the Hon...
; they divorced in 1962. The Onslows had two children: Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow (born 28 February 1938) and Lady Teresa Lorraine Onslow (born 26 February 1940). Lady Onslow was the mother-in-law of writer Auberon Waugh
Auberon Waugh
Auberon Alexander Waugh was a British author and journalist, son of the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He was known to his family and friends as Bron Waugh.-Life and career:...
, the son of Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh , known as Evelyn Waugh, was an English writer of novels, travel books and biographies. He was also a prolific journalist and reviewer...
, by dint of Auberon Waugh's marriage to Lady Teresa Onslow. Auberon and Teresa Waugh had four children.
Lady Onslow was involved in the Littlejohn Affair, a spy scandal involving an alleged MI6 double agent, Kenneth Littlejohn
Kenneth Littlejohn
Kenneth Littlejohn , born c. 1941, from Birmingham, where he attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Aston, is a convicted armed robber and gaol-breaker who claimed to be an MI6/Official IRA double Agent...
, whom she had met when visiting prison in the 1960s. She reportedly introduced Littlejohn to the British security forces who later used Littlejohn in anti-IRA operations.
In 1975 Lady Onslow received a letter bomb which exploded in her hands; she suffered minor injuries, but reportedly declined hospital treatment for the injuries. She died in 1992.