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    Woman who was key wartime code-breaker commemorated with blue plaque

    by Jacob Freedland May 30, 2024 1 minute
    Source: PA Media

    A code-breaker who played a key part in decrypting German messages during the Second World War will be commemorated with a blue plaque.

    Joan Clarke, who was portrayed by in the 2014 film The Imitation Game, was a talented mathematician who at , the wartime headquarters of the Government Code and Cipher School (which is now known as GCHQ).

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