Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Warwick Queensland |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Warwick, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Albert Clowes, Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Royal Military College |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Head-Quarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on |
Promotions |
Major Unit: Staff 6th (Imperial) Division Artillery Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross 'Meritorious services and devotion to duty as Staff Captain from 1 March to 1 September 1916. Valuable services at Pozieres.' Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Cyril Albert CLOWES, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, April 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: Military Cross, Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Transferred to the British Army in 1931 and rose to rank of Major General. |