Norman Squire

Squire was born in 1909 in Christchurch, New Zealand to a bricklayer father. He attended a public school and a year of technical college.

In 1935 Squire emigrated to Sydney on the advice of snooker player Edward James O'Donoghue, who recognized his talent. He trained for a long time and got better and better. In 1939, he married Annie Ross (d.1965). In 1943 he went to the Royal Australian Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and spent two years there. The Second World War ruined his chances of a career in snooker. Horace Lindrum had allegedly been reluctant to accept his challenge for the Australian snooker title in 1944. Nevertheless, he trained at the air force and became a professional snooker at the age of over 50. Provided by Wikipedia