Knowles, AB
(1885 - 1916)
Key Facts
DATE OF BIRTH:
10th January 1885
YEARS ATTENDED THE COLLEGE:
1898 - 1904
HOME ADDRESS WHEN AT THE COLLEGE:
Taverham Hall, Norwich
REGIMENT
Indian Army Reserve of Officers
FINAL RANK:
2nd Lieutenant
DATE OF DEATH:
11th June 1916
AGE AT DEATH:
31
WHERE HE DIED (or was wounded)
Luckhomo, East Africa
LOCATION OF GRAVE OR MEMORIAL:
Tanga European Cemetery
2nd Lieutenant Andrew Brooks Knowles
Born on January 10th 1885 in Gloucestershire, Andrew was the son of Catherine Knowles, originally Catherine Brooks, and her husband, also named Andrew. He came to the College in 1898, and during his six years at Dulwich was a boarder in Ivyholme. In the summer of 1903 he was in the cricket 1st XI, and the following year, his final one, he captained the side, as well as being Head of Ivyholme. From school he went on to Lincoln College, Oxford, entering with a Classical Scholarship, and graduating in 1908 with a 2nd Class in Literae Humaniores. From Oxford he joined the Indian Civil Service and was posted to the North West Provinces as well as spending time at Jubbulpore, now known as Jabalpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
When war was declared Andrew was at first prevented from serving outside of India, because of his position as a member of the I.C.S. As a result he joined the Indian Army Reserve of Officers, and served for a time on the North-West Frontier, attached to the Corps of Guides. By March 1916 the rule had been relaxed, and that month he was sent to German East Africa attached to the 17th Cavalry. That summer, on June 11th, he was killed in action whilst leading his men in an advance near Lukhomo – an action for which he was later personally commended by General Smuts. He was survived by his widow, Catherine.
