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Squires, Ernest Ker
Squires, Ernest Ker
Date of birth:
December 18th, 1882 (Poona, India)
Date of death:
March 2nd, 1940 (Melbourne, Australia)
Mentioned on:
Memorial Springvale Crematorium
Plot: Panel 2.
Nationality:
British
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Military Cross (MC)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
No. 21 Company
,
3rd Sappers and Miners
,
Indian Army
Awarded on:
March 27th, 1915
"For conspicuous gallantry, ability, and devotion to duty at Givenchy, on 20th-21st December, 1914, when he continued to carry on his sapping operations for four hours after he had been wounded."
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Captain
Awarded on:
December 22nd, 1916
Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Rank:
Major-General
Unit:
Directorate of Staff Duties
,
Imperial General Staff
,
War Office
,
British Government
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1937
General director
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34396/supplement/3079/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29876/supplement/12555/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30897/supplement/10774/data.pdf
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