Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly

Who was Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly?

Thomas Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly KCMG, known as Dan Ranfurly, was a British soldier and farmer, and served as governor of the Bahamas. He was a Second Lieutenant in the British 7th Armoured Division, called "the Desert Rats". His exploits in the Second World War, along with those of his wife, Hermione and his valet, Whitaker, were chronicled in his wife's memoirs from the time, To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly, 1939–1945.