Re: Code-Breakers : Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes

 My father became a close friend of Bill Tutte, who returned to Newmarket briefly in 1995 after his wife had died in Canada. Very fortunately, I at that time managed to trace him via the internet and his Waterlooville Canada address, and I visited him while he was staying with his niece in Newmarket. He assured me that he and my father had shared an office throughout the war, located in the main building (room 9 I believe). Possibly Jerry Roberts, who was not in Travis's Research section, but in the Testery, had shared with Tutte before my father arrived at Bletchley in 1942. It was Tutte who was able to confirm for me that my father was indeed the author of the "Cryptographic Dictionary". Tutte mentioned my father among his memories, as quoted in Appendix 4 of Jack Copeland's Colossus book.
Unfortunately, my father was killed in a motor accident in 1971, so his history at Bletchley was never recorded.
James Wyllie


> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:59:38 +0100
> From: david.williams3-C2P5NI4ZpDVm9/[email protected]
> Subject: Re: [BPARK] Code-Breakers : Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
> To: BLETCHLEYPARK-0lvw86wZMd/[email protected]
> 
> A most enjoyable programme and the dedication to Tony Sale at the end.
> BUT what a sorry state BP is in.
> My father (CLS Williams "Bungy")was there from 1942 onwards but sadly died
> four years ago When he retired from GCHQ he became an historian and would
> have been saddened by the state of the place now.
> David Williams
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin Postranecky" <mp-/[email protected]>
> To: <BLETCHLEYPARK-0lvw86wZMd/[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 2:16 PM
> Subject: [BPARK] Code-Breakers : Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
> 
> 
> > For those of you who may have missed the BBC-2 TV "Code-breakers" last
> > night ( Tuesday 25th October ), it is going to be repeated on Saturday
> > 29th October in UK.
> >
> > It is also available on BBC website for the NEXT 10 DAYS only.
> >
> > I though it was mostly very good, especially the visit by Captain Jerry
> > Roberts to B.P.
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
> > Code-Breakers : Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
> > --------------------------------------------
> >
> > Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest
> > intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital
> > age.
> >
> > In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack
> > into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher
> > system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the
> > Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of
> > the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War -
> > which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially
> > recognised.
> >
> > - Sat 29 Oct 2011 20:40
> >  BBC Two ( except Northern Ireland, Wales )
> >
> > - Sat 29 Oct 2011 20:40
> >  BBC HD
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016ltm0
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016ltm0
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00l9j3g
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00l9j0v
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2011/10/ww2-documentaries-agent-zigzag-dambusters.shtml
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMu8UiHJHgs
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9BPTSegLSs&feature=related
> >
> > http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/british-television/110337-code-breakers-bletchley-parks-lost-heroes.html