Australia’s World War Two Female Code Crackers Recognised For Service

A supplied undated combined image obtained Wednesday, January 25, 2023 shows Joyce Grace, aged 20, during her enlistment in Paddington, Sydney, 1943. Ms Grace and two former top-secret code crackers have been recognised for their World War II service 80 years on. AAP Image/Supplied by the National Archives Of Australia

Eight decades after secretly cracking codes in a Brisbane garage, three women have been recognised for their World War II service.

Coral Hinds, Joyce Grace and Ailsa Hale were among a group of women who played a critical but largely unrecognised role in the Allied victories in the Pacific, including the battle of Midway in June 1942.