British businessman and wartime codebreaker (1920–2014)
For the American football player and coach, see Jerry Roberts (American football).
Jerry Roberts MBE
Capt. Jerry Roberts MBE photographed at Bletchley Park where he worked from 1941–45. He was a linguist and leading codebreaker on the Cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher.
Born
(1920-11-18)18 November 1920
Wembley, London, England, UK
Died
25 March 2014(2014-03-25) (aged 93)
Hampshire, England, UK
Nationality
British
Education
University College London 1939–1941 in German and French
Occupation(s)
Business owner. Wartime codebreaker and linguist on the Lorenz cipher system
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Captain Raymond C. "Jerry" Roberts MBE (18 November 1920 – 25 March 2014) was a British wartime codebreaker and businessman. During the Second World War, Roberts worked at the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park from 1941 to 1945. He was a leading codebreaker and linguist, who worked on the Lorenz cipher system – Hitler's most top-level code.[1]
Jerry Roberts was born in Wembley, London. His father Herbert, had trained as a pharmacist, but worked for Lloyds Bank head office in the City for the rest of his 40-year career, since coming to London from Wales in 1915. His mother, Leticia, was a pianist and an organist who played in the local chapel. He was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith in London 1933–39 and University College London 1939–41.[2] He gained a degree in German and French.[2]
^"Last Bletchley Park codebreaker Jerry Roberts dies, aged 93". BBC News. BBC. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
^ ab"Jerry Roberts – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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