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Hallowes is an English surname deriving from the Old English word ''halh'' meaning "hollow". Notable people with this surname include: * Geoffrey Hallowes (1918–2006), British officer of the Special Operations Executive during World War II * Harry Hallowes, Irishman known in the mid 20th century for living on Hampstead Heath * Ken Hallowes (1913–1995), Anglican bishop in South Africa * Matthew Hallowes (born 1970), South African field hockey player * Nathaniel Hallowes (1582–1661), English politician, Parliamentarian during the English Civil War * Odette Hallowes (1912–1995), Allied intelligence officer during World War II * Rupert Price Hallowes 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 fo ... (1881–1915), British recipient of the Victoria Cross See also * * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Hallowes
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. Biography 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hallowes
Harry Hallowes (born , died 2016), also known as Harry the Hermit, was an Irishman who became famous for living in a camp on Hampstead Heath in north London. When property developers tried to evict him, he successfully claimed adverse possession. After his death, a romantic comedy called ''Hampstead'' was made about his life. Life Hallowes was born in County Sligo, Ireland, around 1936 and moved to London in the 1950s. He was evicted from his council flat in Highgate in 1987 and then set up a makeshift camp in a corner of Hampstead Heath near Athlone House, supporting himself by doing odd jobs for locals such as the director Terry Gilliam. When property developers tried to evict him, he successfully claimed title to the land by adverse possession having lived there for over 12 years. He was awarded title to the half-acre plot of land in 2007. Death Hallowes died in February 2016. Hallowes left the half-acre plot to two homelessness charities ( Shelter and Centrep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hallowes
Kenneth Bernard Hallowes (1913 – 10 July 1995) was an Anglican bishop in South Africa in the last third of the 20th Century. Hallowes was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and during World War II he served as an Commissioned Officer, officer with the Royal Armoured Corps When peace returned he studied for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge; and was ordained in 1947. He was Principal (academia), vice principal of St Chad's College, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, Ladysmith from 1947 to 1954; priest in charge of Klerksdorp, Springvale from 1952 to 1964; Rector (ecclesiastical), rector of St Mark, Pietermaritzburg from 1966 to 1969; and suffragan bishop of Diocese of Natal, Natal from 1969 until 1981. Hallowes died at home in Pietermaritzburg. Notes 1913 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge Anglican bishops of Natal British Army personnel of World War II Royal A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hallowes
Matthew Hallowes (born 16 October 1970) is a South African former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1970 births Living people South African male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for South Africa Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Hallowes
Nathaniel Hallowes (1582–1661) of Dethick, Derbyshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1653 and again in 1659. He was an active Parliamentarian during the English Civil War. Biography Hallowes was born at Derby, the son of Thomas Hallowes and his wife Kathryn. He purchased properties in Dethick, Thornsett and Mugginton in Derbyshire and Muston, Leicestershire. By 1640 he was an Alderman of Derby. In April 1640, Hallowes was elected Member of Parliament for Derby for the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the Long Parliament. By December 1642 he was showing his colours in the parliamentary cause when he was a signatory of a letter to the Speaker on 13 December explaining the Derby militia's unwillingness to spare some of the 700 men requested by Fairfax and others because they were needed to defend Derby from "malignants". The blame was put on Sir John Coke for his lack of support. In December 1647 when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Hallowes
Odette Sansom (28 April 1912 – 13 March 1995), also known as Odette Churchill and Odette Hallowes, code named Lise, was an agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France during the Second World War. She was the first woman to be awarded the George Cross by the United Kingdom and was awarded the Légion d'honneur by France. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers, especially Germany. SOE agents allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England. Sansom arrived in France on 2 November 1942 and worked as a courier with the Spindle network (or circuit) of SOE headed by Peter Churchill (whom she later married). In January 1943, to evade arrest, Churchill and Sansom moved their operations to near Annecy in the French Alps. She and Churchill were arrested there on 16 April 1943 by spy-hunter Hugo Bleic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Price Hallowes
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.Hallowes, Rupert Price Commonwealth War Graves Commission He was 34 years old, and a temporary second lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, , during the |
