Background
HALLOWES, Odette Marie Celine was born on April 28, 1912. Daughter of Gaston Brailly.
HALLOWES, Odette Marie Celine was born on April 28, 1912. Daughter of Gaston Brailly.
Convent of Ste. Thdrbse, Amiens, and privately.
Worked as British agent with Special Forces in France 1942-1943 when captured by the Gestapo. Sentenced to death 1943. Endured imprisonment and torture until 1945 when she left Ravensbruck Concentration Camp.
Vice-President Military
President 282 (East Ham) Squadron, Air Training Corps. Founder Vice-President Women of the Year Luncheon (Greater London Fund for the Blind). Vice-President Women's Transport Services (F.A.N.Y.).
Committee Victoria Cross and George Cross Association. Saint Dunstan’s Ex-Prisoners of War Association.
Married 1st Roy Sansom (deceased) in 1931, three daughter. Married 2nd Captain Peter Churchill (deceased) in 1947. Married 3rd Geoffrey Macleod Hallowes in 1956.