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Bletchley Park veteran Gladys Lewis dies aged 101

Mrs Lewis signed the Official Secrets Act and said secrecy was “drummed into you”.

Even those working in different huts did not talk to each other about their roles, she added.

Mrs Lewis was put forward for the Legion of Honour after two ex-servicemen from Bridlington – Martin Barmby and James Riley – applied to the French government on her behalf.

“She knew it was an important job. But she’s a very humble lady, so she probably wouldn’t tell you that herself,” said Mr Riley.

Friends and family paid tribute to Mrs Lewis, with one person describing her as an “extraordinary and amazing woman”.

Another said she always “lived life to the full”.

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