Hermione Wynn has hit 102, with family and staff at Care UK’s Kentford Manor in Kennett, near Newmarket, celebrating the milestone with her.

Born and brought up in Yorkshire, Wynn later worked at a codebreaking outstation linked to Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, helping decode enemy communications during World War Two.

During the war, she worked as a Foreign Office civilian at Broadway, near St James’s Park in London, when she was 19. It was one of Bletchley Park’s outstations where the Allies were attempting to decode secret messages from the German and Japanese.

Wynn also worked as a personal secretary in the office of Frederick William Winterbotham, who had been asked to handle all German and Japanese signals that had been decrypted. All signals passed through the office where she worked.

As part of the team handling highly sensitive decrypted intelligence, Wynn later received a Bletchley Park commemorative badge.

It is believed those involved in the secret code-breaking missions were able to shorten the war by two years.

Asked her secret to a long life, Wynn joked: “I have not found it just yet, but I will keep going until I do!”

After the war, she married Charles, a Royal Navy lieutenant. They went on to have two sons and four great-grandchildren.

Hannah Nurse, home manager at Kentford Manor, described Wynn as a “truly remarkable lady”.

“It is a privilege for everyone here to be celebrating her 102nd birthday with her,” she said.

“She has lived an extraordinary life and continues to inspire those around her.

“Days like today are a lovely opportunity for everyone to come together and honour not only a milestone birthday but also the life of someone who has so many fascinating stories and continues to be such a valued part of life here.”

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