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John Tiltman

British cryptographer · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1894 to 1982 · aged 88

Brigadier John Hessell Tiltman, was a British Army officer who worked in intelligence, often at or with the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) starting in the 1920s.

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Military Cross
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1982 · aged 88

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