Irene Dixon was born Irene Sarah Griffiths, in
Whitechapel, London to father James Griffiths, employed at the
Beckton Gas Works and mother Sarah Griffiths, née Flowerday who was a housewife and secretary of the women's section of the local branch of the
Labour Party. which was also known as HMS Pembroke, in reality the stately home,
Woburn Abbey. She was known there as Rene Griffiths. After the war she returned to work for Unilever, was promoted to manager. In 1951, she married Sidney Harold Dixon, who was a
quantity surveyor. They lived in
Barking and were actively involved in the local church, and had two children Gillian and Graham; Irene Dixon was remembered for her 'energy, personality and [her] humour charmed everyone.' == Bletchley Park experience ==