Difference between revisions of "Eric Jones"
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| + | [[Eric Malcolm Jones]] was a cryptographer and during [[World War II]] became the head of [[Hut 3]], which was responsible for intelligence on the [[Wehrmacht]] and [[Luftwaffe]],<ref name="odnb"/> later he became [[Director of GCHQ]] when it emerged as a separate entity. | ||
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| + | Jones was born in Buxton, Derbyshire and educated at King's School, Macclesfield.<ref name="odnb">[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/40175 D. R. Nicoll, ''Jones, Sir Eric Malcolm (1907-1986)'', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004]</ref> He spent the early part of his life as a manager in a Manchester textile factory.<ref name="doi">R. A. Ratcliff, ''Delusions of Intelligence: Enigma, Ultra, and the End of Secure Ciphers'', Cambridge University Press, 2006</ref> | ||
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| + | He joined the [[Royal Air Force]] reserve in 1940 and was then posted to [[Bletchley Park]].<ref name="odnb"/> From April 1943, Jones was the head of [[Hut 3]], which was responsible for intelligence on the [[Wehrmacht]] and [[Luftwaffe]].<ref name="odnb"/> | ||
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| + | After WWII he went to [[Washington D.C.]] as representative of British Signals Intelligence.<ref name="odnb"/> He was made Deputy Director of [[GCHQ]] in 1950 and was the Director of [[GCHQ]] from April 1952 until 1960.<ref name="odnb"/> He received a [[knighthood]] in 1957.<ref name="odnb"/> | ||
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Revision as of 19:13, 23 May 2015
 Eric Jones    (spook, cryptographer) | |
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| Born | 24 September 1888 |
| Died | 23 April 1956 (Age 79) |
Eric Malcolm Jones was a cryptographer and during World War II became the head of Hut 3, which was responsible for intelligence on the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe,[1] later he became Director of GCHQ when it emerged as a separate entity.
Career
Jones was born in Buxton, Derbyshire and educated at King's School, Macclesfield.[1] He spent the early part of his life as a manager in a Manchester textile factory.[2]
World War II
He joined the Royal Air Force reserve in 1940 and was then posted to Bletchley Park.[1] From April 1943, Jones was the head of Hut 3, which was responsible for intelligence on the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe.[1]
Post World War II
After WWII he went to Washington D.C. as representative of British Signals Intelligence.[1] He was made Deputy Director of GCHQ in 1950 and was the Director of GCHQ from April 1952 until 1960.[1] He received a knighthood in 1957.[1]
References
