Lieutenant Colonel James Meldrum KNOX, DSO

Lieutenant Colonel James Meldrum Knox, DSO{gallery}Lt Col J M Knox{/gallery}1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died of wounds from shellfire at Asiago Plateau, Italy, 23rd September 1918, aged 40

• Buried: Granezza British Cemetery, Vicenza, Italy. Grave I.A.9
• Awarded: Queen’s South Africa Medal (5 Clasps), Distinguished Service Order and Bar, 1915 Star, British War & Victory medals
• Eldest son of James and Florence Knox of The Chase, Nuneaton
• Husband of Dorothy Marian Knox [nee Iles]
  
• Brother of 2nd Lt Andrew Ronald Knox (KIA) and 2nd Lt Cecil Leonard Knox VC (survived)
• NNWFHS Memorial: King Edward VI Grammar School
  

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Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Lt Col Knox
• Wikipedia Page for Lt Col Knox
• Granezza British Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born Apr Qtr 1878 in Nuneaton
  
• Attended King Edward VI Grammar School and Bedford Modern School
  
• Lived at Castlemere, Hinckley Road, Nuneaton [1911]
• Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 4 Nov 1899
• Served in the 2nd Boer War as a Lt with 2 Volunteer Service Company, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Circumstances for the Award of the DSO
Supplement to the London Gazette of 24 September reads; “Major and Bt. Lt.-Col. (A./Lt.-Col.) James Meldrum Knox, D.S.O., R,. War. Regt. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in command of his battalion. He kept touch with the situation till ordered by the division to counter-attack when the enemy had broken through. Thanks to his splendid handling of his battalion, this counter-attack was decisive, the enemy were at once held up, and after heavy fighting were driven back with severe losses, several hundred prisoners being captured and the front line restored.” He was also mentioned in despatches on five occasions.