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Son of Y. H. and Mary Knox, of Toronto, Ontario.
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
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Memorial Plaque, Massey Legion
Research by Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
Commemorative stained glass window dedicated to Lt Knox in St. James Anglican Church, Orillia, ON.
Dedication reads: "To the glory of God and in loving memory of Lt. J Harry Knox, 2nd B'n Can. R'ly. Troops. Killed in action. Amiens, France, March 30th, 1918." Greater love hath no man than this, that a man down his life for his friends."
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916.
Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918
published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto.
Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Funds were raised by the Alumni Federation, now called the University of Toronto Alumni Association. The name of "Lt. J. H. KNOX 2nd C.R.T." is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed and dedicated in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for carillon bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XIV is dedicated: "In memory of the members of Delta Kappa Epsilon who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918".
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Lieutenant John Harry Knox
This entry (April 1, 1918) from Sgt. Frank E. Water's war diary describes the funeral service for Lieutenant Knox.
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http://cefresearch.ca/wiki/index.php/Massey,_ON Memorial Plaque, Massey Legion Research by Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group
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Commemorative stained glass window dedicated to Lt Knox in St. James Anglican Church, Orillia, ON. Dedication reads: "To the glory of God and in loving memory of Lt. J Harry Knox, 2nd B'n Can. R'ly. Troops. Killed in action. Amiens, France, March 30th, 1918." Greater love hath no man than this, that a man down his life for his friends."
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From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
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From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
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Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. Funds were raised by the Alumni Federation, now called the University of Toronto Alumni Association. The name of "Lt. J. H. KNOX 2nd C.R.T." is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.
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Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed and dedicated in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for carillon bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XIV is dedicated: "In memory of the members of Delta Kappa Epsilon who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918".
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This entry (April 1, 1918) from Sgt. Frank E. Water's war diary describes the funeral service for Lieutenant Knox.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 443 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SAINS-EN-AMIENOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY Somme, France
Sains en Amienois is a commune in the Department of the Somme some 8 kilometres south of Amiens. When in Sains en Amienois take the road on your right before the church, and the cemetery is located a little further on your right. The war graves are situated within the area of the French military plot.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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