Codebreaker papers from the Second World War have been given an antiques valuation of £500,000.

The items - published by Alan Turing, who had the job of deciphering codes during the conflict - are set to go under the hammer at Christie's, the BBC reports.

Mr Turing, who killed himself in 1954, had created a machine to help him do his work and figure out messages in the German Enigma code.

But he only managed to publish 18 papers and decided to end his life when he bit into an apple containing cyanide, two years after being prosecuted for having a relationship with a male.

However, last year then-prime minister Gordon Brown apologised for the treatment the codebreaker received for being gay.

This news comes after a number of medals awarded to a man who served at the Second Boer War were given a collective valuation of £4,000, Wales Online reported.

An antiques valuation of half a million has been placed on some Second World War documents.

WWII codebreaker papers given antiques valuation of £500k

Bonhams is holding their Entertainment Memorabilia sale at the end of June with an impressive example of a 1916 film of Charlie Chaplin.

on July 7th, Bonhams will hold their Fine Wine Sale in London where they will be auctioning off 59 bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild with labels that were created and designed by contemporary artists spanning from 1945-2005.