Codebreaker.Known as "Dilly" he was one of the leading figures in British codebreaking successes of the Two World Wars.During WWI he was chief codebreaker at the Admiralty, breaking the German Navy's Flag Code.He helped decrypt the Zimmermann Telegram which brought the USA into WWI. In WWII he cracked the German Enigma ciphers at Bletchley Park.His work was cut short when he became ill with Lymphoma, he could no longer travel to Bletchley Park but worked from home. He was honoured with the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George just before his death
Codebreaker.Known as "Dilly" he was one of the leading figures in British codebreaking successes of the Two World Wars.During WWI he was chief codebreaker at the Admiralty, breaking the German Navy's Flag Code.He helped decrypt the Zimmermann Telegram which brought the USA into WWI. In WWII he cracked the German Enigma ciphers at Bletchley Park.His work was cut short when he became ill with Lymphoma, he could no longer travel to Bletchley Park but worked from home. He was honoured with the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George just before his death
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