Mavis Lillian Lever Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Mavis Lilian Batey, MBE (née Lever; 5 May 1921 – 12 November 2013), was an English code-breaker at Bletchley Park during World War II. Her work was one of the keys to the success of D-Day. She later became a garden historian, who campaigned to save historic parks and gardens, and an author.
I think what clinched it for me [being hired for code-breaking] was that during my assessment, they told me they had been puzzling over what the letters STGOCH stood for. While they wondered if there might possibly be a saint called Goch, I had the idea that the answer might be Santiago, Chile, which it was. [in an interview with the London Daily Mail]
2
To test the day's settings, the Germans sometimes used their girlfriends' names and dirty words; it was a great shame when they were stopped, as we enjoyed the dirty words. [in an interview with the Telegraph]
#
Fact
1
She met her future husband, a mathematician, at Bletchley Park. Their children knew nothing of their parents' wartime work until many years later.
2
She was in college studying German literature, when she was recruited for the code-breaking project. Her work helped the Allies cripple the Italian navy in 1941 and assisted the 1944 Normandy invasion.
3
Awarded an MBE for her work on preservation and conservation of gardens.
4
One of the leading female code-breakers at Bletchley Park during World War II.
$1 Million