Colonel John Richard Cole (15 February 1907 – September 1997) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. His military career spanned from 1927–1959 with the Loyal Regiment, during which he served in the Second World War. He also played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team.
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| Full name | John Richard Cole | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1907 Clapham, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 1997 (aged 90) Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Life and military career
editCole was born at Clapham and was educated at Emanuel School.[1] From there he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He graduated from Sandhurst in September 1927, entering into the Loyal Regiment as a second lieutenant.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in September 1930.[3] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1930.[4] He made two further first-class appearances for the Army in 1931, against Oxford University and the MCC, before making a final appearance in 1932 against the touring South Americans at Aldershot.[4] He scored a total of 112 runs in his four first-class matches,[5] with a high score of 63 against the South Americans.[6]
He was seconded for service with the Colonial Office in June 1933,[7] before promotion to the rank of captain in September 1937.[8] In June 1938, he was appointed to be a deputy assistant provost marshal at Shanghai.[9] Cole served during the Second World War and was mentioned in dispatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Malayan campaign.[10] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in October 1949.[11] He was promoted to the rank of major in October 1944.[12] He was promoted to the rank of colonel in January 1954.[13] He retired from active service in December 1959.[14]
He died at Reading in September 1997, at the age of 90.
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: John Cole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 33308". The London Gazette. 2 September 1927. p. 5675.
- ^ "No. 33640". The London Gazette. 2 September 1930. p. 5426.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Cole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Cole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by John Cole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 33961". The London Gazette. 18 July 1933. p. 4802.
- ^ "No. 34446". The London Gazette. 22 October 1937. p. 6512.
- ^ "No. 34516". The London Gazette. 3 June 1938. p. 3563.
- ^ "No. 37671". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1946. p. 3920.
- ^ "No. 38762". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 November 1949. p. 5461.
- ^ "No. 36769". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1944. p. 4963.
- ^ "No. 40364". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1954. p. 7369.
- ^ "No. 41903". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 December 1959. p. 8187.