Harry Knox

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Sir Harry Knox
Born(1873-11-05)5 November 1873
Died10 June 1971(1971-06-10) (aged 97)
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands held3rd Brigade
3rd Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

General Sir Harry Hugh Sidney Knox KCB DSO (5 November 1873 – 10 June 1971) is a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Military career[]

Educated at St. Columba's College, Harry Knox was commissioned into the Northamptonshire Regiment on 9 September 1893,[1] and promoted to the rank of lieutenant on 26 August 1895. He served on the North-West Frontier between 1897 and 1898, where he took part in the Tirah Campaign, including operations on the Samana Range, the capture of the Sampagha Pass and Arhanga Pass (October 1897), and operations in the Bara valley (December 1897).[2] In January 1900, he was seconded for service under the Foreign Office,[3] and attached to the Uganda Rifles. He returned to regular service with his regiment in March 1902,[4] and was promoted to the rank of captain on 1 April 1902.[5][6] The following month he was appointed Adjutant of the 1st Battalion.[7]

Knox fought in World War I and was involved in the British Expeditionary Force.[1] He was made an officer of the Legion of Honour in February 1916.[8] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1917 and Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1919.[9] For his war service he was made an Officer of the Belgian Order of the Crown; he received permission to wear his decoration from 7 February 1921.[10]

After the War he became a Colonel at the Staff College, Camberley.[1] He then became Commander of 3rd Brigade in 1923.[11] He was appointed Director of Military Training at the War Office in 1926 and then became General Officer Commanding of the 3rd Division in 1930.[1] On 20 September 1933 he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.[12]

In the 1935 New Year Honours he was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.[13] He served as Adjutant-General to the Forces between 1935 and 1937.[14]

In retirement he was Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1938 to 1943.[11]

Family[]

He married Grace Una Storrs.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  2. ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
  3. ^ "No. 27165". The London Gazette. 16 February 1900. p. 1078.
  4. ^ "No. 27462". The London Gazette. 8 August 1902. p. 5099.
  5. ^ "No. 27472". The London Gazette. 9 September 1902. p. 5814.
  6. ^ "No. 27487". The London Gazette. 24 October 1902. p. 6737.
  7. ^ "No. 27444". The London Gazette. 20 June 1902. p. 4051.
  8. ^ "No. 12909". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 February 1916. p. 330.
  9. ^ "Knox, Brig.-Gen. Harry Hugh Sidney". Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom & Co. 1923.
  10. ^ "No. 32218". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 4 February 1921. p. 1038.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Birmingham University
  12. ^ "No. 33980". The London Gazette. 22 September 1933. pp. 6148–6149.
  13. ^ "No. 34119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1934. p. 3.
  14. ^ "Note by Liddell Hart on discussion with Maj Gen Percy Cleghorn Stanley Hobart". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by
John Burnett-Stuart 		General Officer Commanding the 3rd Division
1930–1932 		Succeeded by
Walter Pitt-Taylor
Preceded by
Sir Cecil Romer 		Adjutant General
1935–1937 		Succeeded by
Sir Clive Liddell
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Walter Braithwaite 		Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea
1938–1943 		Succeeded by
Sir Clive Liddell
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