Eric Cole Military person

Major-General Eric Stuart Cole, CB, CBE (10 February 1906 – 19 December 1992) was a senior British Army officer and telecommunications expert. He saw active service in the Second World War, with his most important contribution being the planning of communications for the invasion of Normandy. He continued his army career after the war, ultimately holding the post of director of telecommunications at the War Office.He was also a cricketer of county-standard, who played for Kent during the 1938 English cricket season. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played ten first-class matches in all, and also represented the Egypt national cricket team.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 10, 1906
Birth place
Malta
Date of deathDecember 19, 1992
Place of death
Wandsworth

Search

Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches
Order of the British Empire
military operations
Invasion of Normandy
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
British Army
military unit
Royal Corps of Signals
service start1925

Eric Cole on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/28/28624/28624.html