KNOX, JOHN WILLIAM, brother of Thomas Knox (qv); b. 14 Feb 1784; adm.; KS 1798; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1802, adm. pens. 1 Jun 1802, scholar 22 Apr 1803, matr. 1804; BA 1806; MA 1809; an Usher at the School 1806-22, attached to the De Brieux boarding house in Dean’s Yard; ordained; Rector of Yerbeston, Pembrokeshire, 8 Dec 1810 – no longer 1830 (?); d. 10 Jan 1862.

Knox, John Stuart, son of Lieut.-Col. Sir James Stuart Knox Kt OBE, HM Prison Commissioner, and Ursula Mary Iremonger, d. of Francis Watts, solicitor; b. 23 Mar. 1907; adm. Apr. 1920 (H); left Mar. 1923; St Barth. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1931; DPM 1938; MO Broadmoor Asy­lum 1932, dep. Med. Supt 1938-53; SMO Holloway Prison 1963-7; m. 27 Apr. 1933 Joan Norwood, d. of Sir William Norwood East Kt MD FRCP, Med. Commissioner of Prisons; d. 18 July 1995.

KNOX, GEORGE; b.; adm. (Clapham) 28 Jan 1793; left Christmas 1793.

Knox, George Stuart, brother of John Stuart Knox (qv); b. 13 May 1908; adm. Apr. 1920 (A); left Mar. 1923; 2nd Lieut. Roy. Signals Feb. 1928, Lieut. Feb. 1931, ADC to C-in-C India 1936, Capt. Aug. 1938, Maj. Feb. 1945, Lieut.-Col. Jan. 1949, Col. Feb. 1952, Brig. 1955; psc; Chief of StaffMELF 1959; OBE 1945, CBE 1960; retd Apr. 1960; York DC 1976-9; N. Yorks CC 1977-81; author of Lucky for Some (autobiog.) 1988; m. 30 Apr. 1939 Heather Lindsay, d. of Brig. Bruce Lindsay Eddis DSO; d. 16 May 1989.

Knox, Ernest Francis, son of Sir George Edward Knox, C. S. I., I. S. O., Judge of the High Court, North West Provinces, India, by Katherine Anna Louise, daughter of Major William Loch, 1st Bombay Lancers; b. July 27, 1871; adm. as exhibitioner June 5, 1885 (G); left Dec. 1888; R. M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. Norfolk Regt. ov. 29, 1890; Lieut. Oct. 6, 1893; Indian Staff Corps Nov. 30, 1896; Capt. July 10, 1901; Double Company Commander 36th Sikhs Aug. 14, 1903; Major Nov. 29, 1908; Military Attache at St. Petersburg with temp. rank of Lieut.-Col. . May 3, 1911; Lieut .-Col. Nov. 29, 1916; Col. June. 3, 1920; retired May 15, 1922; served in the Tirah expedition 1897-8, and in Mesopotamia Feb. 1916 until he was dangerously wounded on June 12, 1916, and from Aug. 1917-Sept. 1918, North Persia Sept. 1918-May 1919; mentioned in despatches L. G. May 30 and Oct. 19, 1916; D.S.O. Dec. 22, 1916; m. Sept. 28, 1910, Margaret Muriel Dallas, only daughter of the Very Rev. James Dallas O'Meara, D.D., Dean of Rupertsland, Canada; d. June 1949.

KNOX, DAVID GEORGE, son of David Knox, East Grinstead, Sussex; b.; adm. 20 Sep 1799 (Clapham); left Mich. 1801; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 30 Apr 1804, aged 18; BA 1808; ordained deacon 1 Oct 1809, priest 23 Sep 1810 (both London); m. 1st, 24 Oct 1808 Anna Maria, second dau. of John Sprott, Madras [check if EICS Madras]; m. 2nd, 1810 Marianna, dau. of John Sherman, Harpenden, Herts.; d. 9 Dec 1810.

Knowles, Ralph David, brother of Geoffrey Churton Knowles (qv); b. 25 June 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left Dec. 1937; articled to an accountant; RA (TA) 1938-44 (Capt.); MC (posth.) June 1944; killed (Italy) 20 Mar. 1944 while unloading a blazing truck full of high explosives.

Ralph David Knowles was born at Croydon, Surrey on the 25th of June 1920 the son of Ralph Geoffrey Knowles, an insurance official, and Winifred (nee Jackson) Knowles of “Nutscombe”, Detillens Lane, Limpsfield in Surrey, later of St Giles in Buckinghamshire.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from September 1933 to December 1937. He was a member of the Officer Training Corps where he achieved Certificate A in March 1937 and was promoted to Sergeant in September 1937. He was a member of the 4th Rowing VIII in 1935 and of the 3rd Rowing VIII in 1936 where he rowed at No. 5. He was a member of the 2nd Rowing VIII in 1937 where he rpwed at bow. On leaving school he was articled to a firm of accountants. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in the Territorial Army on the 24th of July 1938 and was mobilised for war service on the 24th of August 1939. He was promoted to Lieutenant on the 1st of January 1941 and to temporary Captain on the 1st of February 1941.
He was awarded the Military Cross which was announced in the London Gazette of the 29th of June 1944. The citation read: - "From the night 18th/19th January 1944 until midday 22nd January Capt. Knowles was Forward Observing Officer in continual support first of 1 Green Howards and later of 3 Coldstream Guards. At dawn on 19th January he advanced under a barrage with B Coy. 1 Green Howards into Minturno where he established an observation post on the roof of a house. From here he directed accurate concentrations on to enemy infantry and mortar positions. During this time his observation post was under heavy mortar and MG fire and was finally rendered untenable. Captain Knowles therefore advanced further into town to another house from which he continued to direct fire all that night in spite of continual mortar fire and sniping. On 20th January he again advanced with C Coy, 1 Green Howards under a barrage to Trimonsuoli, a further carry of wireless equipment of 4,000 yds. He then established his observation post within 300 yds of the enemy positions and with complete disregard for his own exposed and precarious position he directed the fire of his own and a medium regiment for the rest of the day. On 21st January he succeeded in maintaining his observation post in spite of fierce counter-attacks by enemy infantry and tanks. During the whole of this day he directed accurate fire on the enemy counter-attacks and was largely instrumental in breaking them up. For over 72 hours he was without rest or sleep, and showed complete disregard of personal safety. By his cool and gallant behaviour under heavy fire he rendered invaluable support to the infantry in the most difficult circumstances."
At 3pm on the afternoon of the 4th of March 1944, 92 Field Regiment embarked on ships at Pozznoli bound for Anzio. They landed there at 10am the following day where they began unloading their guns and equipment. On the 20th of March 1944 they were deployed in the Anzio beachhead and spent the morning firing on enemy batteries in the area. At 3.40pm E Troop's position was shelled which set an ammunition lorry on fire. This was successfully emptied but during this time more shells fell near the lorry killing two officers and one other rank and wounding two officers and six other ranks. Ralph Knowles was among the dead.
He was Mentioned in Despatches, which was announced in the London Gazette of the 11th of January 1945. His medals were sold at auction in London on the 19th of September 2003.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Limpsfield.
He is buried at Beach Head War Cemetery Plot VIII, Row D, Grave 8.

Knowles, Macpherson, son of Frank Clements Knowles MIEE, of Ealing, and Catherine Maria, d. of Edward Miller of Clapton, Essex; b. 26 June 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (H); left July 1938; St Thom. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP MB BS 1943; RAMC 1944-6 (Capt.), despatches (Med.) May 1946; MRCGP 1953; in gen. med. practice at Worcester, retd 1984; m. 20 Dec. 1947 Joan Mary, d. of John Shearman (qv); d. 1 Feb. 2007.

Knowles, Geoffrey Churton, son of Ralph Geoffrey Knowles of Croydon and Winifred, d. of Charles Henry Jackson of Streatham; b. 31 Mar. 1917; adm. May 1930 (R); left July 1934; Imp. Coll. Lond.; PO RAFVR Nov. 1937, FO Dec. 1939, Flt Lieut. Mar. 1941; Flt Lieut. (GD) RAF Mar. 1945, transf. Fighter Control 1949, Sqdn Ldr Jan. 1959; RAF Liaison Officer HMS Dryad 1961; retd RAF 1972; admin. officer at comprehensive school in Hants; m. 25 Jan. 1947 Joan Elizabeth, d. of Maj. David Simmons, Dorsetshire Regt, of Sway, Hants.; d. 5 Feb. 1995.

Knowles, Denis, son of Arthur Knowles, of Bolton, Lancs, by Marian, daughter of George Robinson; b. May 4, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (G); left July 1912; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1914; B.A. 1920; served in R. N. A. S. and R.A.F. 1915-8; Flight Sub-Lieut. Sept. 22, 1915; Lieut. Oct. 1, 1917; D. S. C. May 1, 1918; a civil engineer; d. 24 July 1979.