James Meldrum Knox


James Meldrum Knox

Lieutenant-Colonel James Meldrum Knox (1878–1918), DSO by Edward S. Harper
Born1878 (1878)
Nuneaton, England
Died23 September 1918(1918-09-23) (aged 39–40)
Near Asiago, Italy
Buried
Granezza British Cemetery near Vicenza
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1899–1918
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Commands1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Conflicts
AwardsDistinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
RelationsMajor Cecil Knox (brother)

Lieutenant-Colonel James Meldrum Knox, DSO & Bar (1878 – 23 September 1918) was a British Army officer of the First World War. He commanded the 1st/7th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment from 1915 until his death in 1918 on the Italian Front, during the Battle of Asiago.