Roll of Honour for codebreakers

For the first time, the world famous park has created a fully searchable Roll of Honour.

It allows people all over the world to learn about the code-breaking efforts of those who worked at the Government Code and Cypher School during the Second World War. Their work was kept top secret even after the war so no one knew of the vital role they played in the victory.

Search options include an individual veteran’s name – either maiden or married – or by section, location or building.

The website also allows for contributions to be made by users. The more that veterans and their families tell the Bletchley Park Trust about the work they carried out, the richer the archive will become.

One contributor Rozanne Colchester said: “There were a great many love affairs going on about which we did not speak in those claustrophobic days of the war.”

Bletchley bosses said the database was largely dependent on information given by veterans themselves as well as their loved ones and former colleagues