Richard Coles | |
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| Born | Richard James Coles 17 November 1862 Bedfont, England |
| Died | 22 October 1935 (aged 72) Kingston-upon-Thames, England |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Jane Dredge (m. 1906) |
| Children | 4 |
Sir Richard James Coles CBE (17 November 1862 – 22 October 1935) was a British civil servant. Joining the War Office in 1880, he was appointed Superintendent of the Army Pension Issue Office in 1915. He then moved to the newly created Ministry of Pensions, where he was named Assistant Director-General of Finance in 1917 and Financial Assistant Secretary in 1920.
Coles was named an Officer and Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 and 1919, respectively. His appointment as a Knight Bachelor was announced in the 1925 New Year Honours, and he was knighted by George V on 12 February of that year at Buckingham Palace.