Memorial

Bletchley Park

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Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

South side of 'B' block, Bletchley Park, The Mansion Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EB, England

SP 86578 33954

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 66360
Description: Two tall slabs of Caithness stone interlinked at the top. One block bears the sculpted names of the 'Outstations'; the other has the words 'We also served', formed of letters at various angles within circles, evoking the wheels of the Bombe machine. There is a Morse Code message engraved on the back of the memorial, which translates to "My most secret source".
Inscription: Left block: WE ALSO SERVE Right block: [List of three hundred outstations] Back: [Morse Code translating as "MY MOST SECRET SOURCE"]

Unveiled

15 July 2011

HM Queen Elizabeth II; former veterans of Bletchley Park

Pillar

Height: 2438mm

Made from: Stone - Caithness

Condition: Good

'Queen unveils Bletchley tribute to WWII codebreakers', BBC News website: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14164529]
Bletchley Park website: [http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/]