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Lt-Col Thomas Baring. 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 was married to William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor, from 1945 to 1953.
Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939 dramatically altered the course of Sarah’s life. Knowing that she could not stand by while others were enlisting, she left her position in Vogue magazine and signed up to work as a telephonist at an Air Raid Precautions Centre before working in a fighter plane factory to do her bit.
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7 dic 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.
6 dic 2020 · The Road to Station X provides a window into the life of a young woman that shifted from being a carefree debutante to factory girl to working with code-breakers in Bletchley Park as a result of the turbulent events of World War Two. In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War ...
6 dic 2020 · Sarah Baring was born to privilege, being related to many people in high places, including Lord Mountbatten. She grew up with nannies, in stately country and city houses, and had all the trappings of the rich and well connected. But she was was a down to earth young woman and wanted to do her bit for England.
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