Clement Arthur Knowles

The sons of John and Elizabeth he was known as Clem and was the brother of Sergeant Will Knowles. Both worked for the James family on Barteliver Farm (where the OB was built), Will as a cattleman and Clem as a horseman. Between them, on retirement, they had clocked up 128 years of unbroken service on the farm and were awarded the Long Service Medal by the Royal Agricultural Society.

Clem was often to be found cleaning his .22 rifle in front of the kitchen table. He would sometimes allow his daughter to help and she would roll grenades to him along the table ! This practice was only ended by Mrs Ethel Knowles (nee Stephens) when a spring from the rifle shot off and cracked a glass lamp.

The family always knew the brothers were doing something “special” but not what. Clem would only ever say he was “going out on manoeuvres” but would often return filthy dirty and his hands covered in scratches.

He was left handed but would shoot right handed.

Clem's young daughter, Joy, had a first aid lesson one day at school and she raced home insisting her father needed a tourniquet. Only a few days later the Patrol gathered to receive a first aid lecture. Questioned as to what they would do if one of them was seriously bleeding, Clem managed to impress all by instantly recommending a tourniquet and proceeding to expertly tie one on his brother's arm.

Joy married Patrick Champion, the son of Leslie Champion of Probus Patrol.