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Life Summary

Name	Sir George James Coles
Born	28 March, 1885 Jung Jung, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 December, 1977 (aged 92) Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Coles, George (father) Coles, David James (nephew)
Education *	Beechworth College (Vic) (student, 1888-1900)
Occupation or Descriptor *	shop/store owner (1910-1921) Victoria, Australia soldier (1917-1919) Federal, Australia benefactor (general) (1921-1977) Victoria, Australia chain store owner (1921-1977) Victoria, Australia company managing director (1921-1931) Victoria, Australia department store owner (1921-1977) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (soldier) Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 (soldier) 60th Battalion (soldier, 1917-1919)
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1942) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1957)
Clubs *	Athenaeum Club (Melbourne) (member, ?-1977) Melbourne Cricket Club (member, ?-1977) Peninsula Country Golf Club (Mornington, Vic) (member, ?-1977) Royal Melbourne Golf Club (member, ?-1977) Victoria Racing Club (member, ?-1977)
Key Organisations *	Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine (University of Melbourne) (benefactor) Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) (honorary treasurer, 1933) Rotary Club of Melbourne (president, 1934) Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) (benefactor, 1936-1977) Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) (board president, 1939-1942) Institute of Public Affairs (founding president, 1943-1957) National Bank of Australasia (company director, 1946-1968) Hospital and Charities Commission (Vic) (committee member, 1953) National Bank of Australasia (vice-chairman, 1966-1968)
Workplaces *	G. J. Coles & Co Pty Ltd (founder, 1921)

* Dates are approximate