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12 November 1910 Stanley, Falkland Islands |
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5 February 1998 Uppingham, Rutland, England | (aged 87)
Denis Geoffrey Oswald (12 November 1910 – 5 February 1998) was an English first-class cricketer, educator and a codebreaker at Bletchley Park.
Early life and first-class cricket[]
Oswald was born at Stanley in the Falkland Islands to Louis and Lillian Oswald. He left the Falklands for England with his family when he was 8 years old aboard the SS Inca.[1] He was educated in England at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate, before going up to Wadham College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1931, playing against Leicestershire and the touring New Zealanders at Oxford.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Oswald also played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1931 and 1932, making a total of nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] After graduating from Oxford in 1932, Oswald took up the post of languages teacher at Uppingham School.[5]
Bletchley Park[]
Oswald served in the Intelligence Corps during the Second World War, initially as a private. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June 1941.[6] In Autumn 1942, Oswald, alongside Ralph Tester, Jerry Roberts and Peter Ericsson, founded the Testery section at Bletchley Park.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "Certificates of Nationality Issued in 1919". Falkland Islands Government. https://www.fig.gov.fk/archives/jdownloads/People/Certificates%20of%20Nationality%20and%20Passport%20Applications/1919%20Certificates%20of%20Nationality.pdf. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "Player profile: Denis Oswald". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31825/31825.html. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Denis Oswald". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31825/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Denis Oswald". CricketArchive. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31825/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Major Denis Oswald: The Bletchley Code-Breaker". Uppingham: Uppingham School. 2012. p. 28. http://www.olduppinghamian.co.uk/uploads/publications/Magazine-Issue-40-2012-2013.pdf.pdf.
- ↑ "No. 35269". 5 September 1941. p. 5213. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35269/supplement/5213
External links[]
- Player profile: D from ESPNcricinfo
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