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Sarah Kathleen Elinor Baring (née Norton; 20 January 1920 – 4 February 2013) was an English socialite and memoirist, who worked for three years as a linguist at Bletchley Park, the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
She also wrote articles for the Baltimore Sun and worked as a model for Cecil Beaton. On the outbreak of the Second World War she signed up as a telephonist at an Air Raid Precautions Centre. Along with her friend, Osla Benning, she went to work at the Hawker-Siddeley aircraft factory in Slough.
In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park. How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes?
Dec 6, 2020 · In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park.
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Dec 31, 2020 · Not only is Sarah Baring a badass, her writing is fun to read. The Road to Station X is a fascinating look at how women lived before and during World War II, as well as the very hard work that went into building planes and cracking codes.
Sarah Baring . Socialite who was married to William Waldorf Astor III from 1945-1953, linguist at Bletchley Park
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