Rupert Price Hallowes

Rupert Price Hallowes
Born5 May 1881
Redhill, Surrey
Died30 September 1915 (aged 34)
Hooge, Belgium
Buried
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1914–1915
RankSecond Lieutenant
UnitArtists' Rifles
The Middlesex Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsVictoria Cross
Military Cross

Rupert Price Hallowes VC MC (5 May 1881 – 30 September 1915) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was born to F. B. and Mary Ann Taylor Hallowes, of Redhill, Surrey.[1] He was 34 years old, and a temporary second lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), during the First World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions between 25 and 30 September 1915 at Hooge, Belgium.

  1. ^ Hallowes, Rupert Price, Commonwealth War Graves Commission