Cyril Clowes
Soldier in the Australian Army
Died when: 76 years 69 days (914 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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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