William Coles

Summary

William Coles is a human^[1]. He was born on +1913-07-26T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1979-06-07T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a military personnel^[4] and bobsledder^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• William Coles was born on +1913-07-26T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Coles died on +1979-06-07T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Coles held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• William Coles worked as a military personnel^[4].
• William Coles's professions included bobsledder^[5].
• William Coles received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[8].
• William Coles received the Companion of the Order of the Bath^[9].
• William Coles received the Distinguished Service Order^[10].
• William Coles received the Air Force Cross^[11].
• William Coles is recorded as male^[12].
• William Coles's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• William Coles's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force^[14].
• William Coles's military, police or special rank is recorded as air marshal^[15].
• William Coles's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[16].
• William Coles's sport is recorded as bobsleigh^[17].
• William Coles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gfd_hd^[18].
• William Coles's family name is recorded as Coles^[19].
• William Coles's given name is recorded as William^[20].
• William Coles's participant in is recorded as 1948 Winter Olympics^[21].
• William Coles's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• William Coles's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as co/william-coles-1^[23].
• William Coles's National Portrait Gallery is recorded as mp86631^[24].
• William Coles's Prabook ID is recorded as 1750040^[25].
• William Coles's Team GB athlete ID is recorded as 4T6uViBTivXaiXYqGHqFlW^[26].
• William Coles's Olympedia people ID is recorded as 84822^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Coles was born on +1913-07-26T00:00:00Z^[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military personnel^[4] and bobsledder^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[8], a grade of an order^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Companion of the Order of the Bath^[9], a grade of an order^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1815^[32]; Distinguished Service Order^[10], a military decoration^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1886^[35]; and Air Force Cross^[11], a courage award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1918^[38].

Death and Burial

William Coles died on +1979-06-07T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

William Coles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

What did William Coles do for work?

William Coles worked as military personnel^[4] and bobsledder^[5].

What awards did William Coles receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[8], Companion of the Order of the Bath^[9], Distinguished Service Order^[10], and Air Force Cross^[11].