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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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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.
Cole 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.
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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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Source:
Cricinfo, 14 April 2019 |
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.
Cole 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.