Knox, Robert Welland, brother of Ernest Francis Knox (q.v.); b. Sept. 6, 1873; adm. as Q.S. Jan. 13, 1887; left July 1890; Caius Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. Oct. 1, 1890), only resided two terms; Edinburgh Univ.; M.B. and C. M. 1896; F.R.C.S. (Eng.) 1914; entered the Indian Medical Service; Lieut. July 28, 1897; Capt. July 28, 1900; Major Jan. 28, 1909; acting Lieut.-Col. Sept. 21, 1914-July 13, 1915, and Dec. 13, 1915-Jan. 27, 1917; Lieut. Col. Jan. 28, 1917; served in the Dardanelles 1915-6 and as Asst. Director of Medical Services to the Goth and 10th Divisions of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Nov. 23, 1918-Nov. 11, 1919; mentioned in despatches LG. June 21, 1916, July 6, 1917, and June 14, 1918; D.S.O. Oct. 29, 1915; Serbian Order of the White Eagle, 4th class, and the Order of the Crown of Italy, 4th class; Col. Sept. 24, 1924; retired Jan. 1, 1928; m. Dec. 31, 1900, Lilian Margaret, daughter of Col. John Lewis Lock; d. Jan. 20, 1959.
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