Jean Valentine (bombe operator)

Jean Millar Valentine
Born
Jean Millar Valentine

(1924-07-07)7 July 1924
Perth,_Scotland, Scotland
Died17 May 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 94)
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipBritish
Known forBombe operation as a Wren at Bletchley Park
Spouse
Clive Ingram Rooke
(m. 1946⁠–⁠1998)
(deceased)
Children2

Jean Millar Valentine, later Jean Millar Rooke (7 July 1924 – 17 May 2019) was an operator of the Bombe decryption device in Hut 11 at Bletchley Park in England, designed by Alan Turing and others during World War II.[1] She was a member of the 'Wrens' (Women's Royal Naval Service, WRNS).[2] She was later involved in the reconstruction of the Bombe at Bletchley Park Museum and gave tours there.[3]

  1. ^ ComputerHeritage (14 March 2013). "Operating the Bombe: Jean Valentine's story". YouTube. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ Lewis, Katy (3 June 2009). "Breaking the codes: Former Bletchley Park Wren, Jean Valentine, reveals exactly what went on at the World War II codebreaking centre". Beds, Herts & Bucks. BBC. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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