Lieutenant General Cyril Albert Clowes, 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.
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Members of the first fifteen, first grade rugby team, at the RMC, Duntroon, 1913. Cyril A. Clowes is sat in the middle row, directly in the centre.
Studio portrait of Australian officers posing with a toy sheep, pictured here in either 1915 or 1916. Major Cyril Clowes is sat third on the left in the front row.
Location of Milne Bay within Territory of Papua, 1942. The highlighted area is enlarged below.
Area of the Battle of Milne Bay, indicating some key locations.
Two Royal Australian Engineers with Clowes, Milne Bay, 21 September 1942Awards 4
About this person
Lieutenant General Cyril Albert Clowes, 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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Lived 1892 to 1968 · aged 76
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