Betty Webb (code breaker)

Charlotte Elizabeth "Betty" Webb[1] (later Vine-Stevens, born 1923[2]) worked as a code breaker[3] at Bletchley Park during World War II at the age of 18.[4][5] Starting in 1941 she joined the British Auxiliary Territorial Service.

Webb grew up with a German au pair before becoming an exchange student in Germany. Upon arrival at Bletchley she was tasked with cataloging encrypted German radio messages intercepted by the British, contributing to the breaking of the German cipher Enigma.[3][5] During her time at Bletchley she also worked on intercepted Japanese messages.[5] After the war ended in Europe, Webb traveled to the Washington D.C. to assist the Americans with the war in the Pacific.[5]

References
  1. Bletchley Park Roll of Honour: Charlotte Elizabeth “Betty” Vine-Stevens (Webb)
  2. Keogh, Kat (5 September 2012). "Wythall woman's role as a WWII Enigma codebreaker at Bletchley Park". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. "Women in IT Awards winners revealed at glitzy ceremony". Information Age. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. "Michael Portillo hails Bletchley Park's secret heroes". Bletchley Park. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. "'I wanted to do something more for the war effort than bake sausage rolls.'". Magazine. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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