Cyril Clowes
| Cyril Albert Clowes | |
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| Nickname(s) | Silent Cyril |
| Born |
11 March 1892 Warwick, Queensland |
| Died | 19 May 1968 (aged 76) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1949 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | TX2050 |
| Commands held |
Royal Australian Artillery, I Corps Milne Force 11th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (4) Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) War Cross (Greece) |
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.
Clowes was born at Warwick in Queensland, and entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1911. In August 1914 he graduated and was appointed lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with a commission in the Permanent Military Force. Posted to the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, he landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, serving as a forward observation officer and directing naval gunfire against Turkish positions. He was wounded at Gallipoli. After he recuperated Clowes was promoted to captain in the 2nd Divisional Artillery in Egypt during January 1916.
On the Western Front during 1916, Clowes served as the 2nd Division's Trench Mortar Officer and was awarded the Military Cross. He received a promotion to major in January 1917 and the following year was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his work at Villers-Bretonneux. He returned to Australia in April 1919, and left the AIF in late June.
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