Alison Robins was a British naval signals intelligence officer.
10 Facts About Alison Robins
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Alison Robins joined the Women's Royal Naval Service in 1939 as an officers' steward and later joined the "Y-Service" in World War II.
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Alison Robins was daughter of Edward Arthur Gerrish, a servant, who later married the daughter of the house, Alison Kellie-McCallum.
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Alison Robins grew up attending eight different schools as her parents moved for her father to find work.
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Alison Robins finished her school education in 1938 and qualified as a riding instructor, as a member of the Royal Horse Society.
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Alison Robins quickly reached the speed needed to join the Signal School and in January 1941 passed the course and was made a Chief Petty Officer.
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Alison Robins soon became proficient and was one of the few Wrens who could listen in both Morse and German.
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Alison Robins met her husband-to-be Maurice Robins while he was stationed near Dover with his regiment the 8th Middlesex.
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Alison Robins went to France on D-Day+8 and fought through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
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In 2010, Alison Robins received the Bletchley Park badge from the Prime Minister, David Cameron, with the citation 'The Government wishes to express to you its deepest gratitude for the vital service you performed in World War II'.