Codebreaker Ruth Bourne, who worked alongside Alan Turing to crack the Germans’ Enigma code, has passed away aged 99. After joining the Wrens (Women’s Royal Naval Service), Ms Bourne, from High Barnet in north London, worked at locations around Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire as a Bombe machine operator and checker. She was chosen to work at theContinue reading “WWII Codebreaking Hero Ruth Bourne Dies Aged 98”
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The Nation Remembers Its Dead
A two-minute silence was immaculately honoured by the enormous gathering at The Cenotaph. Hundreds of military veterans constructed a square about the memorial to the war dead having arrived behind a marching band for Remembrance Day. They were joined by cadets from the three military branches who stood in solemn honour as the Last PostContinue reading “The Nation Remembers Its Dead”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 