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Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

Betty Webb MBE worked at Bletchley Park during World War Two intercepting enemy messages.

Charlotte "Betty" Webb MBE - who was among the last surviving Bletchley code breakers - died on Monday night, the Women's Royal Army Corps Association confirmed. Mrs Webb told the BBC in 2020 that she had "never heard of Bletchley", Britain's wartime code-breaking centre, before starting work there as a member of the ATS, the Auxiliary Territorial Service. The head teacher there had also worked at Bletchley so knew of her professionalism, whereas other would-be employers, she recalled, were left stumped by her being unable to explain - due to secrecy requirements - her previous duties.

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