| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Warwick, Queensland |
| School | Toowoomba Grammar School, RMC Duntroon |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Warwick, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, Major A C Clowes, Warwick, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Royal Military College, Duntroon |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
| Promotions |
Major Unit: Staff 2nd Division artillery Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 133 (28 October 1915). Military Cross 'For assisting trench raiding parties while under heavy shell fire.' Recommendation date: Distinguished Service Order For positioning of artillery batteries at Villers-Bretonneux, August 1918 Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Graduate from the first class at RMC Duntroon, 14 August 1914. Wounded at Gallipoli on the first day while directing naval gunfire support as a forward observation officer. Transferred to the 2nd Division artillery, 1 January 1916. Earned Military Cross in France while a divisional trench mortar officer. Service in the Permanent Military Forces between the wars, including five years as an instructor at Duntroon 1920-25 and attendance at the gunnery staff course in Britain, 1936-38. Appointed CRA of 1st Australian Corps, 2nd AIF in April 1940. Distinguished himself at Pinion Gorge during the Greek campaign, April 1941. Commanded Milne Force at the battle of Milne Bay, August 1942. GOC 11th Division, 1942-43; GOC Victorian Lines of Communication Area, 1943-45. Adjutant General, 1946; GOC Southern Command, 1946-49. Retired List 1 June 1949. CBE (1943), Greek Military Cross, twice mentioned in despatches |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: Order of the White Eagle - 5th Class (with swords) (Serbia) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Norman CLOWES, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details | Medals: Military Cross, Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Necropolis Springvale, Victoria |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
