Background
KNOLLYS, Louis Frederic was born on February 26, 1847. 3rd son of late Canon W. F. E. Knollys.
KNOLLYS, Louis Frederic was born on February 26, 1847. 3rd son of late Canon W. F. E. Knollys.
Radley; Marlborough.
Joined 32nd Light Infantry, 1866. Major in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1881. Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Mauritius, 1872.
Aide-de-camp Fiji, 1875. Commandant Armed Native Constabulary, Fiji, 1877. Aide-de-camp to the Governor of New Zealand, 1880.
Aide-de-camp to the Governor of Ceylon, 1883. Inspector-General of Police and Prisons, Jamaica, 1886. InspectorGeneral of Police, Ceylon, 1891.
InspectorGeneral of Police and Prisons, Ceylon, 1898. Provisional Member of the Legislative Council, Ceylon, 1899. Retired, 1902. Decorated: commanded an expedition to suppress a rising in the mountains in Fiji, and restored order, 1876. C. M.G. 1877.
Club : Army and Navy.
Major.