Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Milton Keynes
Town
Bletchley
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66362

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Current location

East side of the stableyard.
Bletchley Park
The Mansion Bletchley Park
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 6EB
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 86399 33938
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A plaque sculpted like an open book, set on two marble slabs, in front of a low wall bearing a contributors plaque.
Inscription
Left page: THIS / PLAQUE / COMME- / MORATES / THE WORK OF / MARIAN REJEWSKI. / JERZY RÓŻYCKI AND / HENRYK ZYGALSKI - / MATHEMATICIANS OF / THE POLISH INTELLIGE- / NCE SERVICE. IN FIRST / BREAKING THE ENIGMA / CODE. THEIR WORK GREATLY / ASSISTED THE BLETCHLEY / PARK CODE BREAKERS AND / CONTRIBUTED TO THE AL- / LIED VICTORY IN WORLD / WAR II (This plaque commemorates the work of (names) mathematicians of the Polish Intelligence Service in first breaking the Enigma code. Their work greatly assisted the Bletchley Park code breakers and contributed to the allied victory in World War II) Right page: [In Polish]
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Kzygalski, Henry
Rejewski, Marian
Rozycki, Jerzy
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 3
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: First name, Surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal (Brass)
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
Listing information
Condition
History
Maintained By Bletchley Park
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Bletchley Park

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