Life story: Stephen Knox | Lives of the First World War

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1890

sibling Mary Knox Source:9146775 1890

1891

birth Mooncoin, County Kilkenny Ireland Source:6174852 19th October 1891

1893

sibling Kate Knox Source:9146775 1893

1895

sibling James Knox Source:9146775 1895

1898

sibling John Knox Source:9146775 12th April 1898

1900

sibling Margaret Mary Knox Source:9146775 July 1900

1901

location Tobernabrone, County Kilkenny Ireland parents address Source:9146775 31st March 1901

1911

location Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands United Kingdom military residence address Source:8847980 2nd April 1911

1914

location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:9146796 11th August 1914

enlistment Waterford Ireland Source:6174852

service British Army Serjeant 9861 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:6174852

1914

death Died of wounds Serjeant Stephen Knox died in hospital at Braine on the 17th September 1914 of wounds received in action at Vailly. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial. Braine France Source:7447027 Source:9146796 Source:6174848 17th September 1914

burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7447027

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Stephen
Initials	S
Last Name	Knox
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Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands	United Kingdom	military residence address	known 2nd April 1911
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport	United Kingdom	military residence address	known 11th August 1914
Tobernabrone, County Kilkenny	Ireland	parents address	known 31st March 1901

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	9861	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Serjeant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star with Clasp	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
James Knox	father
Anastatia Knox	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Kate Knox	sister	1893
James Knox	brother	1895
John Knox	brother	12th April 1898
Margaret Mary Knox	sister	July 1900
Mary Knox	sister	1890

Media

Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Stephen Knox was stationed on the Channels Islands with the Royal Irish Regiment at the time of the 1911 census

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Mooncoin,County Kilkenny

Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, where Stephen Knox was born in 1891

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Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands, where Stephen Knox was based with 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment at the time of the 1911 census.

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The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport

Raglan Barracks, Devonport, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was based prior to their embarkation for France in August 1914.

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SS Herschel

SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

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Tobernabrone, County Kilkenny

Tobernabrone, County Kilkenny, where Stephen Knox lived with his parents and siblings at the time of the 1901 census

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery

The road running along the eastern edge of Mons Communal Cemetery down which the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment retreated on the 23rd August 1914

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Braine before the war

Braine before the war. Serjeant Stephen Knox died in hospital in Braine on the 17th September 1914 after being wounded in the fighting around Vailly-sur-Aisne.

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force. The memorial to the 2nd Battalion, a Celtic cross, was unveiled in 1923 at the crossroads and is clearly visible in this photo.

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force.

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Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche

Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche on the site of the former Chateau Gendebien which was used as a Red Cross hospital at the time of the Battle of Mons

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Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.

The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

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The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon

The 3rd position of A Company at around 5.30 pm 23rd August 1914 on a small bridge over La Trouille near Hyon, Mons.

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Maison Communale, Hyon

The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

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Maison Communale, Hyon

The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

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A typical pave (pa-vay) road

The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

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4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914

The field which was the 4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914, where they were attacked by the Germans at dusk.

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Map of the Battle of Mons

Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium

St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium, where 24 soldiers of the Royal Irish Regiment are buried and some 65 unknown British soldiers around 12 of whom are almost certainly soldiers of the RIRgt.

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier

Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers

Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

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Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery

Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery where 3 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are buried: Second Lieutenant John Denys Shine, Lance Corporal John Finn and Private Edward Comber.

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The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery

The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery close to where a half platoon of B Company of the Royal Irish Regiment, under Lieutenant F.C.Ferguson, was placed covering the exit between the hospital and the cemetery.

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The fields between Caudry and Audencourt

The fields between Caudry and Audencourt where the fighting between the Royal Irish Regiment and the advancing Germans took place on 26th August 1914.

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Bethencourt

Bethencourt from which direction the Germans attacked Caudry on 26th August 1914

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Bethencourt Communal Cemetery

Bethencourt Communal Cemetery where Company Quartermaster Serjeant Herbert Joseph Kearley and Corporal George Henry Graham are buried.

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Audencourt (from the west)

Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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The church in Audencourt

Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt

The location of the 8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt on the 26th August before the bombardment

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Audencourt (from the south)

Audencourt, in and around which the companies of the battalion were positioned on 26th August 1914

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The road cutting south west of Audencourt

The road cutting south west of Audencourt where Lieutenant Colonel Cox, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was severely wounded at around 10 am on the morning of 26th August 1914.

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The road south from Audencourt

The road south from Audencourt down which the 8th Brigade hurriedly retreated on the 26th August 1914

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Caudry (on the road to Audencourt)

C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

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Hotel de Ville, Caudry

C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

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Caudry

C and D companies of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment were positioned on the north eastern outskirts of Caudry on the 26th August 1914.

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Caudry Old Communal Cemetery

Caudry Old Communal Cemetery where there quite a few graves of unidentified soldiers who were killed in the fighting on the 26th August 1914.

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The grave of three unknown officers

The grave of three unknown officers, killed in the fighting on the 26th August, in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery.

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Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt

Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Orly-sur-Morin

Orly-sur-Morin where the Royal Irish Regiment came in contact with the enemy on 8th September 1914

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Map of the action at Orly

Map of the action at Orly on 8th September 1914 (from the War Diary and drawn by Major St Leger)

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Orly-sur-Morin Communal Cemetery

Orly-sur-Morin cemetery with its ten WW1 graves, six of which are unidentified and three of which belong to identified privates of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment: Patrick Lydon, Edward Farrell and William Power.

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8th Brigade crossing the bridge at Vailly

Drawing of the 8th Brigade crossing the bridge at Vailly sur Aisne on the 13th September 1914

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Vailly-sur-Aisne before the war

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La Ferme de St Pierre, Vailly-sur-Aisne

La Ferme de St Pierre, Vailly-sur-Aisne, where the battalion was billeted and the brigade had its headquarters on the 14th September 1914.

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Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne

Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne, in the vicinity of which the Royal Irish Regiment were dug in during the fighting in September 1914

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Courcelles

Courcelles where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment rested and refitted after the Battle of the Aisne

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres – Field Marshal John French - on 11th November 1923.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

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La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial

The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves...The memorial was designed by George H. Goldsmith, a decorated veteran of the Western Front, and unveiled by Sir William Pulteney, who had commanded the III Corps of the BEF in 1914, on 4 November 1928. (From CWGC Cemetery Details)

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Communities

Mooncoin

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription	Michael22404
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription	Michael22404
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Michael22404
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription	Patrick63223

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922	Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy	Patrick63223
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914”	Patrick63223

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands	Patrick63223
Mooncoin,County Kilkenny	Patrick63223
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands	Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport	Patrick63223
SS Herschel	Patrick63223
Tobernabrone, County Kilkenny	Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons	Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons	Patrick63223
The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery	Patrick63223
Braine before the war	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche	Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.	Patrick63223
The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon	Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon	Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon	Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road	Patrick63223
4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914	Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons	Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers	Patrick63223
Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt	Patrick63223
Bethencourt	Patrick63223
Bethencourt Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the west)	Patrick63223
The church in Audencourt	Patrick63223
8th Brigade headquarters in Audencourt	Patrick63223
Audencourt (from the south)	Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt	Patrick63223
The road south from Audencourt	Patrick63223
Caudry (on the road to Audencourt)	Patrick63223
Hotel de Ville, Caudry	Patrick63223
Caudry	Patrick63223
Caudry Old Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
The grave of three unknown officers	Patrick63223
Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt	Patrick63223
Orly-sur-Morin	Patrick63223
Map of the action at Orly	Patrick63223
Orly-sur-Morin Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
8th Brigade crossing the bridge at Vailly	Patrick63223
Vailly-sur-Aisne before the war	Patrick63223
La Ferme de St Pierre, Vailly-sur-Aisne	Patrick63223
Le Chateau de Vauxcelles, Vailly-sur-Aisne	Patrick63223
Courcelles	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial	Patrick63223

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