SIS Hinsley, Francis Harry

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hinsley ​

• FORENAME

Francis Harry ​

• UNIT

SIS (GC and CS) ​

• RANK

Civilian ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Officer of the British Empire ​

• PLACE

1946 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 26.11.1918​

educated Queen Mary's Grammar School,Walsall​

educated St John's College,Cambridge​

historian and cryptanalyst​

joined GC and CS October 1939-1945​

University lecturer and Professor postwar​

married Hilary Brett Brett-Smith 6.4.1946 (former GC and CS)​

Knighted 1985​

died 16.2.1998 ​

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