Irene Maria Butler

Irene was born in 1901. She was the daughter of George Butler and Maria St Paul. Her mother died when she was just a month old due to post-natal complications. Irene was private secretary to Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Cabinet Minister, for 15 years. She worked tirelessly to assist refugees to escape Nazi persecution before and during WWII. She was also an Air Raid Warden for Chelsea during the war. She lived at Synderford, Thorncombe. She ceased her work due to ill health. She passed away in 1944. She was never married.