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War Memorial
Australia

Son of John Rice Coningham KNOX and Susanna May Ann nee PHIBBS

MR. H. KNOX DIES
AT SEA
Was Returning Home
Mr. Harloe John Knox, formerly of Clifton, Burnside, died on board the liner Mooltan in the Mediterranean yesterday, and was buried at sea, according to a radio message received from the ship. Accompanied by his wife, he was returning to South Australia from a visit to Britain. It is a coincidence that an uncle of Mr. Knox, Capt. W. B. Knox, some years ago died suddenly at sea in similar circumstances and was buried in the same part of the Mediterranean, near Port Said.
Mr. Knox was a member of a family that had been associated with South Australia since the earliest days, and which gave the name to the suburb of Knoxville. His grandfather was Mr. N. A. Knox. sen.. who purchased  several Adelaide town acres and country sections in London before the Province was founded. His father, Mr. John Rice Cunningham Knox, was one of the earliest settlers in Hindmarsh Valley, near Victor Harbor. Mr. Harloe Knox, who was educated at St. Peter's College, was associated with the Union Bank for many years, and later with the West Australian Bank. During the war he was an officer in the British Army, having been in Britain when hostilities broke out. In recent years he had been living in retirement. A widow and sister (Mrs. van Zuilecom) survive him. Mrs. Knox is continuing the voyage to Australia in the Mooltan.