DREYER, Capt Jeremy Chilton LVO RN 1935-2021

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 15 July 2021: DREYER Captain Jeremy Dreyer RN LVO died at home on Sunday 11th July 2021. Beloved and devoted husband of Toni, adored father of Kate (d), Michael, Ben and Sophie and a very much loved grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He had a wonderful life. Funeral will be held at St Mary and All Saints Church, Droxford, Hampshire, SO32 3RB on Friday 30th July at 2pm.

He was s of Adm Sir Desmond Parry DREYER GCB CBE DSC RN 1910-2003 scion of that gentry family and his 1st w Elisabeth May 1908-58 d of Sir Henry Getty CHILTON GCMG 1877-1954 and Katharine O'BRIEN (d of US Amb. to Japan). He m 1960 reg Q3 Bucks (Times 8 Aug) Antionette (Toni) Marion b 1937 reg Q3 Bucks d of William CORNWALL-STEVENS 1903-83 of Trevesssa, Princes Risborough by his 1929 m reg Q3 Middx to Eileen Hollis LLEWELLYN 1905-1966, and had two sons (Michael J b 1963 reg Q2 Hants & Ben(jamin) William b 1967 reg Q3 Hants) and two daus (incl Sophie Louise b 1970 reg Q2 Hants) as above.

[Richard R]

For more information on the DREYERs, see the posting in 2009, which sets out the late Lt-Col Rupert Thorneloe's maternal descent from that family: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/peerage-news/dreyer/peerage-news/iIoUUFHZrcc/yVqFH3Xa-EMJ

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Adm Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer GCB KCB CBE DSC Cb was son of Adm Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer GCB KCB CB civ CB mil CBE Their service in RN.

 including WW 2 may be viewed at https://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersD5.html#Dreyer_FC.