King-Farlow, John, son of Hugh St Denys Nettleton King-Farlow MBE, of Biding Gap, Sussex, and his first wife Barbara Hazel McKinley, d. of Benjamin Guggenheim of New York, USA; b. 9 July 1932; adm. Sept. 1946 (R); left July 1951; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1951, BA 1956, MA 1969; Duke Univ., USA, MA 1958; Stanford Univ., USA, PhD 1960; asst. Prof. of Philosophy Univ. of California (Santa Barbara), USA 1962-5; Leverhulme Foundn. Fellow Univ. of Liverpool 1966-8; Prof. of Philosophy, Univ. of Alberta, Canada 1972-98; visiting Prof. Univ. of Guelph, Canada 1971-2, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada 1972-3; sec. Canadian Philosophical Assn. 1974, Pres. 1977-8; editor Canadian Journal of Philosophy 1971-; FRS (Canada); author and joint author of several works on philosophy, sociology and religion; m. 1st, 27 Nov. 1959 Nancy Carole, d. of H. A. Holman of Chicago, IL, USA; 2nd, 19 Mar. 1971 Sylvia Ann, d. of N. Kostyk of Edmonton, Alberta; 3rd, Elizabeth Ann Slater, registered nurse, d. of Kenneth Ellison Slater; d. 31 July 2002.
Kitson, Roland Dudley, 3rd Baron Airedale, only son of James, 1st Baron Airedale, by his second wife, Mary Laura, daughter of Edward Fisher Smith, of Dudley, Worcs; b. July 19, 1882; adm. Jan. 18, 1894 (R); left July 1901; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1901; B.A. 1904; 2nd Lieut. 8th Batt. West Yorks Regt. April 23, 1912; Lieut. July 1, 1914; Capt. June 20, 1915; Gen. Staff Officer, 3rd grade, Sept. 20, 1916; served in France and Italy; mentioned in despatches L. G. Dec. 11, 1917, and May 30, 1918; M.C. June 4, 1917; D.S.O. June 3, 1918; a director of Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., and of the Monk Bridge Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.; a Governor of the Bank of England 1923; Deputy Governor, London Assurance Corpn.; Lieutenant of the City of London; High Sheriff of the County of London 1928; succeeded his half-brother as 3rd Baron March 11, 1944; m. 1st July 1, 1913, Sheila Grace, daughter of Frank Edward Vandeleur, of South Kensington; 2nd Sept. 26, 1937, Dorothy Christabel, widow of Hugh Mortimer Rodland, and 4th daughter of the Rev. Canon Raymond Pelly; d. March 20, 1958.
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, 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, 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.
Knox, Stuart Robin Igor (known as George), son of Stuart Edge Inman Knox, sculptor, of Paris, France, and Hilda, d. of Frederick Ball of Colsterworth, Lincs; b. 1 Jan. 1922; adm. Jan. 1935 (R); left July 1940; RNVR 1942-5 (Lieut. ), despatches (Elba) Nov. 1944, Croix de Guerre; Courtauld Inst. of Art, BA 1950, MA 1954, PhD 1968; asst. lecturer, Slade Sch. of Art 1950-2; lecturer in History of Art, Univ. of Durham 1952-8, Portsmouth Coll. of Art 1963-9, Queen’s Univ. Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1969-70; Prof. of Fine Arts, Univ. of Brit. Columbia 1970-87, Prof. Emeritus 1987-; an authority on Tiepolo drawings and etchings; author of catalogues for London, Stuttgart, Harvard, Ottawa, Venice, Oxford, Washington and New York 1970-87; m. 1st, 15 Nov. 1946 Ursula Jessie, d. of David J. Leacock, of Geneva, Switzerland; 2nd, 4 June 1964 Patricia, d. of Allan Isaacs of Kingston, Jamaica; d. 28 Sept. 2015.
Koelsch, John Kelvin, brother of Philip Carleton Koelsch (qv); b. 22 Dec. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (R); left July 1938; Princeton Univ., NJ, USA, AB 1948; Stanford Law School, CA, USA; Lieut. USNVR, shot down over Korea; USA Medal of Honor for heroic conduct as p. o. w.; d. under torture Sept. 1951.
Koelsch, Philip Carleton, son of Henry Augustus Koelsch, banker, and Beulah Anne, d. of William McMillan Hubbard of Duluth, Minn., USA; b. 29 Mar. 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (R); left July 1938; USN in WW2 (Lieut.-Cdr), Bronze Star (Pacific); adm. to Texas State Bar 1953; in practice at Houston, Texas; d. 4 June 1993.
Korda, Peter Alexander, son of Sir Alexander Korda, film director, and his first wife Maria Farkas; b. 1 Aug. 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (R); left July 1938; m. Pamela Taylor; d. Jan. 1988.
Labia, Count Natale, brother of Prince Joseph Benjamin Robinson Labia (qv); b. 30 Sept. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left Dec. 1938; Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa, BSc 1943, BA 1945; Christ’s Coll. Camb., matric. 1946, BA 1949; South African Dept of Foreign Affairs 1951-3; res. Fellow Univ. of Natal, South Africa 1958; lecturer Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa, later sen. lecturer Univ. of Witwatersrand, South Africa; m. 21 Mar. 1980 Sylvia Mclan, d. of Robert Henderson, engineer; d. 13 Nov. 2016.