▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁in ▁a ▁coup ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁man aging ▁director . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁twice . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁highly ▁public ▁organis ations ▁and ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁David ▁Henry ▁Col es ▁( J uly ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁– ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁had ▁little ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁business ; ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Wil mot , ▁Tas mania ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁after ▁George ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁business . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁with ▁the ▁( 4 th ▁Division ▁Art illery ) ▁ 1 0 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Brigade ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁w ounds . ▁Sir ▁( K enn eth ) ▁Frank ▁" K . F ." ▁Col es ▁( 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁hence for th ▁known ▁as ▁" S ir ▁Kenneth ". ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁board ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Sir ▁Ed gar ▁Bart on ▁Col es ▁" E . B ." ▁( 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁first ▁secretary ▁of ▁G . ▁J . ▁Col es ▁Ltd , ▁drove ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁company '