Odette Marie Céline Brailly GC MBE (1912 - 1995)

Born 28 Apr 1912 in Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France

Wife of Roy Patrick Sansom — married 27 Oct 1931 (to 1946) in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France

Wife of Peter Morland Churchill DSO — married 1947 (to 1956) in Kensington, London, England

Wife of Geoffrey MacLeod Hallowes — married 6 Jan 1956 (to 13 Mar 1995) in Caxton Hall, Westminster, London, England

Died 13 Mar 1995 at age 82 in Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England

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Biography

Odette Brailly GC MBE was a British Spy in World War II.

Odette Brailly GC MBE was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Odette Brailly GC MBE is Notable.

Odette was born on 28 Apr 1912 ^[1] and passed away on 13 Mar 1995. ^[2] She is buried in Burvale Cemetery, Hersham, Elmbridge, Surrey, England. ^[3]

Odetta was married three times, she married Roy Patrick Sansom on 27 Oct 1931 in France. Her second marriage was to Peter Morland Churchhill in 1947 in Kensington, London, England. ^[4] Her third marriage was to Geoffrey MacLeod Hallowes in 1956 in Westminster, London, England. ^[5]

She was portrayed by Anne Neagle in the 1950 film Odette. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ8-G7G3 : 4 September 2014), Odette Marie-Celine Hallowes, Mar 1995; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Surrey Northern, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWN-LQFL : accessed 12 August 2020), Mrs Odette Brailly Hallowes, Georgia, United States, 18 Mar 1995; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Augusta Chronicle, The, born-digital text.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2020), memorial page for Odette Marie Celine Brailly Hallowes (28 Apr 1912–13 Mar 1995), Find a Grave Memorial no. 63293111, citing Burvale Cemetery, Hersham, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVDS-T9LK : 8 October 2014), Peter M Churchill and null, 1947; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1947, quarter 1, vol. 5C, p. 2393, Kensington, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVD2-SMBK : 8 October 2014), Geoffrey M Hallowes and null, 1956; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1956, quarter 1, vol. 5C, p. 820, Westminster, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ IMDb Odette (1950)

• "Odette: World War Two's Darling Spy" Penny Starns ISBN 978 0 7509 8437 9 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire
• Wikipedia: Odette Hallowes
• Wikidata: Item Q289892, en:Wikipedia

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hallowes (née Brailly), Odette Marie Céline (1912–1995) Lynette Beardwood
• FamilySearch ID LH6Z-72M