One of the last Bletchley Park's heroes Betty Webb dies

One of the last Bletchley Park's heroes Betty Webb dies

Obit: Kept quiet for 30 years before becoming an 'unrivalled advocate' for the site

British WWII code-breaker 'Betty' Webb dies aged 101

Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center, where she was responsible for sorting intercepted German communications. She later paraphrased Japanese messages, too.

Betty Webb, Who Helped Bletchley Park Code Breakers, Dies at 101

Sworn to secrecy about the goings-on at Britain’s storied World War II decryption operation, she only later recounted the efforts to crack German signals.

Betty Webb: 'Exceptional' Bletchley Park codebreaker dies at 101

Betty Webb worked at Bletchley Park as a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service from 1941 to 1945, indexing German messages and paraphrasing Japanese signals.

‘Remarkable’ Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

Veteran lauded for helping preserve history and legacy as well as vital role played during second world warThe Bletchley Park code breaker Charlotte “Betty” Webb has died at the age of 101, the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (WRACA) has confirmed.Arriving at Bletchley from the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) aged just 18, Webb spent four years during the second world war at the code-breaking centre working in various roles. Continue re…

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