Rupert Price Hallowes | |
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Born | 5 May 1881 Redhill, Surrey |
Died | 30 September 1915 (aged 34) Hooge, Belgium |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1915 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Unit | Artists' Rifles The Middlesex Regiment |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Awards | Victoria 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.