Sir Desmond Oriel Alistair George Weston Cochrane, 3rd Baronet, (October 22, 1918 – March 12, 1979) was an army officer and Honorary Consul-General of Ireland for Syria and the Lebanon.

He was the son of Sir Ernest Cecil Cochrane, 2nd Baronet, and Elsa Dorothea Marie Schumacher. He was educated at Eton College

Eton College

Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....

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His elder brother, Ernest Henry Cochrane MC, had died on active service as a Major in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was a Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot...

 in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 in 1945, so he succeeded his father to the baronetcy on 6 March 1952.

In World War II

World War II

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, he was a Major in the Lancashire Fusiliers

Lancashire Fusiliers

The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.- Formation and early history:...

, stationed in the Middle East. Following the cessation of hostilities, he married Yvonne (Lady Cochrane Sursock

Lady Cochrane Sursock

Yvonne, Lady Cochrane Sursock, is a philanthropist, a prominent public figure, and an advocate of the arts in Lebanon. She was born the only daughter to Alfred Bey Sursock, a Lebanese aristocrat and Donna Maria Theresa Serra diCassano, daughter of Francesco Serra, seventh Duke of Cassano...

), only child of the Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 aristocrat, Alfred Bey Sursock, in 1946.

He was Honorary Consul-General of Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 for the Republics of Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

 and the Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

, and Controller of Beirut Race Course.