Trustees of the
KOHIMA Educational Trust

Lieutenant Colonel Andy Knott MBE

Andy Knott was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals in 1993, and has served in the UK and Germany. During that time he has deployed on various operational tours to Northern Ireland, The Balkans and Afghanistan, latterly as the Chief Communications (G6) and Commanding Officer for the UK Led Divisional Headquarters in Regional Command (South), based in Kandahar.

Andy Knott has travelled widely in India, backpacking mainly around the south of the country after university. In his last appointment as Chief Instructor at the Royal School of Signals, he was appointed the ‘Gurkha Focus’ to the large Queen’s Gurkha Community on camp. He speaks basic Nepali, and has taken an active role in fund raising for the Gurkha Welfare trust and in promoting Gurkha culture through a variety of local community projects.

A graduate of the Joint Services’ Advanced Command and Staff Course, his other studies have included a bachelors degree in English Literature and two Masters degrees, in Defence Studies and Military Technology. He won his Boxing Colours at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and has competed for his various units. He has also instructed Karate over many years, but now his interests lean more towards hill walking and skiing. He recently became the Chairman of Royal Signals Snowboarding (having only ridden on a board just the once)!

Andy Knott currently commands 2 Signal Regiment, based in York. All 600 members of the Regiment proudly remember its heritage as part of the 2nd Division in Kohima, and support the Kohima veterans whenever possible, notwithstanding today’s operational commitments.