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Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101

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Charlotte " Betty" Webb MBE was one of the last surviving Bletchley code breakers.

She was awarded France 's highest honour - the Legion d'Honneur - in 2021 .

Mrs Webb , from Wythall in Worcestershire , joined operations at the base at the age of 18 .

She later went on to help with Japanese codes at The Pentagon in the US .

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