Pictured for the first time : Bletchley Park's women code-breakers

04 February 2014

Pictured for the first time : Bletchley Park's women code-breakers who 
operated the world's first electronic computer during Second World War

- Joanna Chorley has kept the photograph hidden for the last seven 
  decades
- The 88-year-old was part of Colossus C watch at Bletchley Park in WWII
- She found the photo, believed to be one of a handful in existence, 
  while having a clear out

By Daily Mail Reporter

A rare picture of a team of women code-breakers who operated the world's 
first electronic computer during the Second World War has been uncovered 
on the machine's 70th anniversary.

The photo, which has never before been seen, has been kept hidden in a 
bureau by Joanna Chorley for seven decades.

The 88-year-old was part of the Colossus C watch at Bletchley Park in 
Buckinghamshire during the Second World War and one of the world;s first 
computer operators.

She found the picture of the Women's Royal Naval Service ( Wrens ), which 
shows her dressed in a smart beret and tie, when she was having a clear 
out and it is believed to be one of only a handful in existence.

It was taken at the end of the Second World War and has come to light as 
Colossus celebrates its 70th anniversary tomorrow.

Ms Chorley, of Buckinghamshire, said : 'In war time you weren't really 
meant to take photos so I kept it very safe in my bureau, but I had 
forgotten all about it and only found it when I was looking for something 
else..../snip/


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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10617974/WW2-codebreakers-the-final-secret.html

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