Rupert Price Hallowes facts for kids
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Rupert Price Hallowes
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| Born | 5 May 1881 Redhill, Surrey |
| Died | 30 September 1915 (aged 34) Hooge, Belgium |
| Buried |
Bedford House Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
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| 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. 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.
Further information
Hallowes' Victoria Cross is held as part of the collections of the National Army Museum, Chelsea, London. He was also a holder of the Military Cross. A peacetime scoutmaster, he is one of 32 Scouting related persons to win the Victoria Cross. There is a memorial to Rupert Hallowes on the ground floor of Neath Port Talbot Hospital at the entrance into 'Out Patients'.
