Irene Jessie "Mouse" Brown (née Young; 16 February 1919 – 7 June 2017) was an author and codebreaker who worked at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire in Hut 6[1] during the Second World War. She was employed as a linguist and translator working in the Registration Room and the main Decoding Room.[2]
Irene Young grew up and attended school in Edinburgh (St. Margaret's Convent School, Canaan Park School and Esdaile College).[3] She was interested in French, English literature and Latin. At University of Edinburgh she read English Language and Literature.[1]
Bletchley Parkedit
She began working at Bletchley Park in the Government Code and Cypher School in 1942.[1] Brown wrote a book (in her maiden name) about her time at Bletchley, Enigma Variations: a Memoir of Love and War.[4] Published in 1990, it was one of the first books to describe what life was like at Bletchley. Women formed roughly 75% of the workforce at Bletchley Park.[5] The book tells of her time in Hut 6, everyday life at “Station X”, her wartime experiences in general and the tragic death of her first husband (Leslie Cairn).[6][7] Irene and Leslie both worked in confidential roles. He in the Special Air Service (SAS), she as a codebreaker.[8] Neither could tell the other much about what they were doing. In 1944, he became missing in action in occupied France.[6]
Later lifeedit
She married Reginald Sydney Brown in 1948. They returned to Edinburgh and she worked in a departmental library at Edinburgh University. Her papers and correspondence are held there.[3] She lived much of her life in Edinburgh and died in 2017 at the age of 98.[9]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Obituary - Irene Brown, Bletchley Park veteran". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^Smith, C. (26 August 2015). The Hidden History of Bletchley Park: A Social and Organisational History, 1939–1945. Springer. ISBN9781137484932.
^ ab"Papers of Irene J. Young, Special Collections". University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections. University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^Young, Irene (1990). Enigma variations : a memoir of love and war. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN1851582940. OCLC 20995363.
^"Women Codebreakers". Bletchley Park Research. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ ab"Obituary: Irene 'Mouse' Brown, linguist, poet and author of a pioneering memoir on Bletchley Park". www.scotsman.com. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^"Obituary: Irene Brown". The Times. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^"What happened to the women of Bletchley Park?". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^"Irene Jessie "Mouse" (Young) BROWN's Obituary on The Scotsman". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
January 01, 1970
irene, brown, american, author, irene, bennett, brown, irene, jessie, mouse, brown, née, young, february, 1919, june, 2017, author, codebreaker, worked, bletchley, park, buckinghamshire, during, second, world, employed, linguist, translator, working, registrat. For the American author see Irene Bennett Brown Irene Jessie Mouse Brown nee Young 16 February 1919 7 June 2017 was an author and codebreaker who worked at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire in Hut 6 1 during the Second World War She was employed as a linguist and translator working in the Registration Room and the main Decoding Room 2 Irene Jessie BrownBornIrene Jessie Young16 February 1919Died7 June 2017 aged 98 Edinburgh ScotlandKnown forBletchley Park codebreakerSpousesLeslie Cairns m 1943 Reginald Brown m 1948 ChildrenIain Gordon Brown Contents 1 Early life 2 Bletchley Park 3 Later life 4 ReferencesEarly life editIrene Young grew up and attended school in Edinburgh St Margaret s Convent School Canaan Park School and Esdaile College 3 She was interested in French English literature and Latin At University of Edinburgh she read English Language and Literature 1 Bletchley Park editShe began working at Bletchley Park in the Government Code and Cypher School in 1942 1 Brown wrote a book in her maiden name about her time at Bletchley Enigma Variations a Memoir of Love and War 4 Published in 1990 it was one of the first books to describe what life was like at Bletchley Women formed roughly 75 of the workforce at Bletchley Park 5 The book tells of her time in Hut 6 everyday life at Station X her wartime experiences in general and the tragic death of her first husband Leslie Cairn 6 7 Irene and Leslie both worked in confidential roles He in the Special Air Service SAS she as a codebreaker 8 Neither could tell the other much about what they were doing In 1944 he became missing in action in occupied France 6 Later life editShe married Reginald Sydney Brown in 1948 They returned to Edinburgh and she worked in a departmental library at Edinburgh University Her papers and correspondence are held there 3 She lived much of her life in Edinburgh and died in 2017 at the age of 98 9 References edit a b c Obituary Irene Brown Bletchley Park veteran HeraldScotland Retrieved 1 August 2017 Smith C 26 August 2015 The Hidden History of Bletchley Park A Social and Organisational History 1939 1945 Springer ISBN 9781137484932 a b Papers of Irene J Young Special Collections University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections University of Edinburgh Retrieved 1 August 2017 Young Irene 1990 Enigma variations a memoir of love and war Edinburgh Mainstream ISBN 1851582940 OCLC 20995363 Women Codebreakers Bletchley Park Research 3 October 2013 Retrieved 1 August 2017 a b Obituary Irene Mouse Brown linguist poet and author of a pioneering memoir on Bletchley Park www scotsman com 15 June 2017 Retrieved 1 August 2017 Obituary Irene Brown The Times 18 July 2017 Retrieved 1 August 2017 What happened to the women of Bletchley Park Telegraph co uk Retrieved 1 August 2017 Irene Jessie Mouse Young BROWN s Obituary on The Scotsman The Scotsman Retrieved 1 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irene Brown amp oldid 1104762705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
