Cyril Clowes

Lieutenant General Cyril Albert Clowes, CBE, DSO, MC (11 March 1892 – 19 May 1968) was an Australian soldier. He won the first land victory against the Japanese in the Second World War, at the Battle of Milne Bay, New Guinea. Like many other senior officers involved in the Papuan campaign, he was then transferred to a less important posting by General Sir Thomas Blamey.

Cyril Albert Clowes
Major General Cyril Albert Clowes at the Battle of Milne Bay, New Guinea, 1942
Nickname(s)"Silent Cyril"
Born(1892-03-11)11 March 1892
Warwick, Queensland
Died19 May 1968(1968-05-19) (aged 76)
Melbourne, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1911–1949
RankLieutenant General
Service numberTX2050
Commands heldSouthern Command (1946–49)
Victorian Lines of Communication Area (1943–45)
11th Division (1942–43)
Milne Force (1942)
1st Division (1942)
Royal Australian Artillery, I Corps (1940–41)
6th Military District (1939–40)
Battles/warsFirst World War

Second World War

AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Commander of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
War Cross (Greece)
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