Alfred Knox

Major-General Sir Alfred William Fortescue Knox (30 October 1870 – 9 March 1964) was a career British military officer and later a Conservative Party politician.

This article is about the British general and politician. For the British codebreaker and classical scholar, see Dilly Knox.

Major-General

Sir Alfred Knox
Admiral Kolchak (seated) and General Alfred Knox (behind Kolchak) observing military exercises on the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War. Date 1919.
Born(1870-10-30)30 October 1870
Died9 March 1964(1964-03-09) (aged 93)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
British Indian Army
Years of service1891−
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Ulster Rifles
5th Punjab Infantry
Battles/warsFirst World War
Russian Civil War
AwardsMentioned in dispatches
Other workMember of Parliament
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