Knox College, established in 1909, is a Presbyterian residential college affiliated with the University of Otago. The Knox College war memorials are housed in the Ross Chapel, which was opened on 8 June 1913. They include a three-panel stained-glass window which was dedicated to 27 former students who had lost their lives during the First World War on Anzac Day 1923. Their names and those of 161 other students are listed on a brass tablet entitled ‘Roll of Knox College Students Called to the Colours 1914-1918’.
A further 21 former Knox College students lost their lives during the Second World War. On 17 August 1958 a new memorial chancel was dedicated in their memory. On the same day a roll of honour listing the names of the 21 fallen along with 286 other students (‘Roll of Knox College Students Who Served King & Country, 1939-1945’) was unveiled. In 2001 the chapel was substantially remodelled. The chancel was removed, but the rolls of honour remain on display.
See: Alison Clarke, A Living Tradition: A Centennial History of Knox College, Dunedin, 2009, pp. 25-6, 124, 236.
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