Ernest Squires
| Ernest Ker Squires | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 December 1882 Poona, India |
| Died |
2 March 1940 (aged 57) Melbourne, Australia |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom Australia |
| Service/branch |
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) |
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).
Military career
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]
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]
Family
In 1912 he married Ethel Elsie Risley.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lieutenant General John Lavarack |
Chief of the General Staff 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant General John Northcott |