Facts: - battles: second of normandy world war * battle of france * invasion - death date: 19 december 1992 -lrb- aged 86 -rrb- - allegiance: united kingdom united kingdom - rank: major-general - awards: companion -rrb- , 1960 commander of the order of the british of empire -lrb- cbe -rrb- , 1945 mention in despatches , the 1940 order of the bath -lrb- cb - birth date: 10 february 1906 - serviceyears: 1925 -- 61 - name: eric stuart cole - branch: british army - unit: royal corps of signals - laterwork: radio manufacture - death place: wandsworth - birth place: malta Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eric cole .
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major-general eric stuart cole , cb , cbe -lrb- 10 february 1906 -- 19 december 1992 -rrb- was a senior british army officer and telecommunications expert .he saw active service in the second world war , with his most important contribution being the planning of communications for the invasion of normandy .he continued his army career after the war , ultimately holding the post of director of telecommunications at the war office .he was also a cricketer of county-standard , who played for kent during the 1938 english cricket season .a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler , he played ten first-class matches in all , and also represented the egypt national cricket team .