What was the birth date of the Australian historian who wrote a biography of the commander of the 13th infantry brigade before the First World War?
Geoffrey Serle Alan Geoffrey Serle (10 March 1922 – 27 April 1998), known as Geoff, was an Australian historian, who is best known for his books on the colony of Victoria; "The Golden Age" (1963) and "The Rush to be Rich" (1971) and his biographies of John Monash, John Curtin and Robin Boyd.
Ernest Squires Lieutenant General Ernest Ker Squires {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (18 December 1882 – 2 March 1940) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff (1939–1940).