Cyril Clowes
(1892-1968)
Soldier in the Australian Army
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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.
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11 March 1892 Warwick, Queensland
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19 May 1968 (aged 76) Melbourne, Victoria
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