Jerry Roberts was born on 18 November 1920 in Wembley, London, England, UK. He was married to Mei Li. He died on 25 March 2014 in Liphook, Hampshire, England, UK.
He was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours in December 2012 for the work he carried out in breaking the Germans' Enigma and Tunny codes at Bletchley Park during World War II. He is still campaigning for his colleagues Alan Turing, Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers to be given posthumous honours.
