KNIPE, RICHARD, son of Thomas Knipe (elected to Oxford 1657, qv); godson of Richard Busby (qv); bapt. Westminster Abbey 24 Mar 1668/9; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1684; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1686, matr. 17 Dec 1686, aged 18, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1686 – void by marriage 4 Jul 1689; MA Lambeth 22 Jul 1702; High Bailiff of Westminster 23 Aug 1692; m. 1689 Elizabeth ---; buried North Cloister, Westminster Abbey 22 Feb 1702/3.

KNIPE, RICHARD, son of Richard Knipe (qv); godson of Richard Busby (qv); b.; adm.; QS (Capt. ) 1707; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1712, matr. 4 Jul 1712, aged 18, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1712 – void 1720; BA 1716; MA 1719; DD 1729; adm. Middle Temple 23 Nov 1717; ordained deacon (Winchester) 4 Jun 1721, priest (Winchester, lit. dim. from Canterbury) 1722; Vicar of Bexley, Kent, from 1722; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, from 23 Sep 1729; Chaplain in Ordinary to George II [check]; Hearne describes him as “a great Rattle, being soft and weak” (Remarks and Collections x, 180-1); d. 19 Oct 1736.

KNIPE, THOMAS, son of Richard Knipe (KS 1684, qv); b.; adm.; QS (aged 14) 1711; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1716, matr. 8 Jun 1716, Westminster Student 22 Dec 1716 – void 1722; BA 1720; ordained; Rector of Fawkham, Kent 1720-3 ? (but still described as Rector of Fawkham on marriage); Trinity Hall, Cambridge; MA 1729; Vicar of St. Peter’s, Maldon, Essex, from 1725; Vicar of Dengie, Essex, from 1729; m. 17 Jul 1725 Catherine Greenhill, St. Paul’s, Covent Garden; d. 16 Feb 1749.

KNOLLYS, SIR HENRY, third son of Gen. Right Hon. Sir William Thomas Knollys KCB, Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household to Prince of Wales, Receiver-Gen., Duchy of Cornwall, and Elizabeth, fifth dau. of Sir John St. Aubyn, Bart. (qv); b. 20 Jun 1840; adm. Jan 1854 (G); QS Oct 1855; left 1856; RMC Sandhurst and RMA Woolwich; Gent. Cadet, Royal Artillery 2 Aug 1858; Lieut., 1 Nov 1860; Capt., 16 Apr 1873; Brevet Maj., 1 Jul 1881; Maj., 30 Jul 1881; Lieut. -Col., 29 Jan 1888; commanded Royal Artillery in South Africa 1889-91; half-pay 26 Apr 1893; Brevet Col., 29 Sep 1893; retd. 20 Jun 1897; Comptroller and Private Secretary to HRH Princess Maud as Princess Charles of Denmark 1896-1905 and as Queen of Norway 1906-19; MVO 16 Aug 1901; CVO 26 Nov 1905; KCVO 26 Nov 1906; Knight, Order of St. Olav (Norway); Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark); Busby Trustee 16 May 1916; author, English Life in China, 1885, and other works; m. 1st, 8 Aug 1876 Louise Elizabeth, second dau. of Rev. Edward Eyre, Rector of Larling, Norfolk; m. 2nd, 22 Jan 1909 Flora, dau. of Louis Arthur Goodeve (qv); d. 1 Mar 1930.

Knowlden, Martin John Eyles, son of Alfred John Knowlden CBE, Exchequer and Audit Dept, and Gladys Winifred, d. of Charles Bere of Kelvedon, Essex; b. 14 July 1929; adm. Sept. 1944 (R); left July 1947; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1955, MSc 1961; an actuary, with Clerical Medical and General Life Assurance Soc.; d. 1 June 1993.

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.

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, 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, 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.