Ernest Squires
Lieutenant General Ernest Ker Squires CB, DSO, MC (18 December 1882 – 2 March 1940) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff (1939–1940).
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| Born | 18 December 1882 Poona, India |
| Died | 2 March 1940 (aged 57) Melbourne, Australia |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Australia |
| Service/ | British Army Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1903–1940 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles/wars | First World War Third Anglo-Afghan War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (6) |
Biography
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Squires was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1903.[1] He transferred to the 3rd Sappers and Miners in India in 1905.[1] In 1912 he married Ethel Elsie Risley.[1]
He served in the First World War and was wounded at Givenchy in 1914 and at Ypres in 1915.[1] Later that year he saw action again – this time in Mesopotamia.[1] In 1932 he was made brigadier on the General Staff of Southern Command.[2]
He became Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1939, Inspector General of the Australian Army in 1938,[3] and Chief of the General Staff in 1939.[1] His health failed him and he died early the following year.[1]
References
- Lodge, A. B. (1990). Squires, Ernest Ker (1882–1940). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Melbourne University Press. pp. 41–42.
- Ernest Squires Generals.dk
- Inspector General selected Canberra Times, 19 May 1938
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| Preceded by Lieutenant General John Lavarack |
Chief of the General Staff 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant General John Northcott |
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