Geoffrey Hallowes
| Geoffrey MacLeod Hallowes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 April 1918 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 25 September 2006 (aged 88) Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Buried | Burvale Cemetery, Hersham, Surrey |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
Gordon Highlanders Special Operations Executive |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Mention in Dispatches Croix de Guerre with Bronze Palm (France) |
| Relations | Odette Sansom |
| Other work | Director of Twiss, Browning & Hallowes Wine Importers and International Distillers & Vintners |
Geoffrey MacLeod Hallowes (15 April 1918 – 25 September 2006) was an officer of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. He was the third husband of World War II heroine Odette Sansom (née Brailly); they married in 1956.
Hallowes was born in Kensington, London, the son of Edward Price Hallowes, a partner in Twiss, Browning & Hallowes of London, importers of Dry Monopole champagne, and Aileen Macleod of Adelaide, South Australia. He was educated at the Aldro prep school, Eastbourne, the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz in Switzerland, and at Jesus College, Cambridge, but left without a degree.
During the Second World War, Hallowes initially served with the 2nd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders in the defence of Malaya against Japan in 1942. His unit was one of the last to escape into Singapore before the causeway to Malaya was destroyed. When Singapore surrendered on 15 February 1942, Hallowes joined Major "Nick" Nicholson to form one of two pairs of officers who were sent to carry the order to ceasefire to garrisons on the islands of Pulau Blakang Mati and Pulau Brani. They were given permission to try to escape from the Japanese after the order was delivered. They took a boat to the east coast of Sumatra, and walked to Padang, from whence they were rescued by Royal Navy destroyer which called in to refuel after the Battle of the Java Sea. They were shipped to Ceylon, and then flown to India.
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