Born the son of General Thomas Edmond Knox, William Knox was
commissioned into the
Royal Artillery in 1867. He took part in
Expedition to Abyssinia in 1868, in the
Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1874 and in the
Russo-Turkish War in 1877. and fought in the
Anglo-Zulu War later the same year. Knox stayed in South Africa until after the war ended in May 1902, and two months later left by the
SS Briton for
Southampton. For his service in the war, he was
mentioned in despatches (including by
Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902), received the
Queen's South Africa Medal, and he was only invested as such after his return home, by King
Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 1902). Following his return to the United Kingdom, Knox was on 9 September 1902 appointed a Major-General on the Staff Commanding Royal Artillery of the
3rd Army Corps, stationed in Ireland. He was appointed
General Officer Commanding 8th Division in Southern Ireland in 1905 before retiring in 1910. ==Family==