Career
Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, George Cole was Commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 27 August 1931. He became Commanding Officer of 58th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery within 21st Army Group in 1945. After the war he was appointed Military Assistant to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff in 1946 and Military Assistant to the Chairman of Western Europe Commanders-in-Chief in 1949.
He was then made Head of the Exercise Planning Staff at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in 1951.
He went to the Imperial Defence College in 1953 and then became Commanding Officer of 40th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Egypt and Cyprus from 1954 to 1955. He was Commander Royal Artillery for 1st Infantry Division from 1956 to 1959 when he became Secretary of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
He was appointed Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1961 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Eastern Command in 1965. He went on to be Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in 1966: he retired in 1967.
He was a keen golfer.