of the US Navy, civilians such as the member of Room's group were found surplus to requirements and returned to their academic posts. He was part of a team instrumental in breaking Japanese naval codes. A Japanese success there would have been a major blow for the Allies. Decoded signals following the Battle of Midway confirmed that the Japanese had lost four aircraft carriers, so ending Japan's offensive capability. From then Japan's strategy was defensive; the battle was the turning point of the Pacific War. The notebooks of his research for his PhD are online. Emeritus Professor Bill Ritchie wrote "Apart from his particular interest in Greek mathematics, Ath's interests were especially in the language, of which he had a particularly fine knowledge. He was a very effective teacher at all levels, and especially for those whose bent was towards philological studies. He will be remembered with respect and affection by a generation of classicists." Family Athanasius Treweek's wife, Hazel Elizabeth Logue (1919–2005) OAM, MBE, was an academic and teacher. She held a BA(Hons) and a MA from Sydney University and also trained as a teacher at Sydney Teachers College. She was the first of her family to go to university. She left school at 14 but studied at night for her Leaving Certificate. Then did her BA(Hons) as an evening student. They married in 1942 and had three daughters Elizabeth Mary Pryor Treweek, Helen Pryor Treweek, Ann Pryor Treweek and one son David Pryor Treweek. The eldest daughter, Elizabeth Mary Pryor Treweek, died shortly after birth in 1945. Their son, David Treweek, who died at 35, predeceased his parents. External links Hazel Treweek obit Hazel Treweek obit Oz at War :commons:File:Major_Athanasius_Pryor_Treweek_in_1942.jpg References 1912 births 1995 deaths Linguists from Australia Australian Roman Catholics Australian cryptographers University of Sydney faculty 20th-century Australian mathematicians Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army officers 20th-century linguists