Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookvate, No. 2086, 13th Battn. (Princess Louise's Kensington) The London Regt. (T.F.), 4th _s._ of the late James Edward Scott, Shipbroker (died 10 June, 1915); _b._ London, 15 July, 1888; educ. City of London School; and on leaving there entered his father's business; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joined the 13th London Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, and was killed in action at Laventie, 23 Dec. following; _unm._ Buried Aux Quatre Paroises, between Ypres and Armentières. An officer wrote: "He had all the ideal qualities of a good soldier, though he really should have been an officer; he was always cheerful, he did not care at all whether a task was dangerous or not, and he never shirked any duty. It was through doing his duty that he died, and I know, from what he said to me, that no death could have been nearer his choice." =SCOTT, VICTOR=, Private, No. 4054, 10th Battn. (Liverpool Scottish) The King's Liverpool Regt. (T.F.), only _s._ of Frank Scott, of 42, Warbreck Road, Aintree, Capt. in Booth Steamship Co., by his wife, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of John Fulton; _b._ Liverpool, 28 March, 1894; educ. Skerry's College there; was a Shipping Clerk; volunteered and joined the Liverpool Scottish, 11 Nov. 1914; went to France, 12 Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at Hill 60, 11 March, 1915, during the fighting in the Ypres salient; _unm._ Buried at Zillebeke. [Illustration: =Victor Scott.=] =SCOTT, WALLACE=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4984), S.S. 1805, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =SCOTT, WILLIAM=, Corpl., No. 1101, 1st Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), only _s._ of William Scott, of 28, Glover Street, Perth, Assistant Stationmaster, North British Railway, Perth General Station, by his wife, Jessie, dau. of Thomas Tosh; _b._ Craigie, Perth, 26 Jan. 1890; educ. Western District School and Sharp's Institution, Perth; was for some time a clerk in the firm of Messrs. Thomas & McLeish, Solicitors, Perth; enlisted in the Black Watch, 23 Dec. 1907; went to France, 13 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action near Bigshute, 23 Oct. following, during a charge on the German trenches; _unm._ He was a first-class shot, and for over three years had been clerk to the President of the Regimental Institute. He was also a good musician (organ and piano), being exceedingly fond of music. [Illustration: =William Scott.=] =SCOTT, WILLIAM=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./16447, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =SCOTT, WILLIAM LESLIE=, Lieut., 1/5th (Buchan and Formartin) Battn. Gordon Highlanders (T.F.), elder _s._ of William Leslie Scott, of Peterhead, Solicitor, by his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, dau. of the Rev. James Lowe, Minister of Thornton; _b._ Peterhead, 24 Dec. 1892; educ. at home and at Peterhead Academy; was studying medicine at Aberdeen University, but after the outbreak of war received a commission as 2nd Lieut., and was gazetted to the 2/5th Battn. of the Gordon Highlanders, 24 Nov. 1914. He was transferred to the 1/5th Battn. 19 April, 1915, and was promoted Lieut. about the time that battn. joined the Expeditionary Force in France. He was killed in action during the fierce fighting that took place at and along the lines from Festubert, 16 June, 1915; _unm._ He was buried immediately behind the firing line, not far from Festubert village. =DAWSON-SCOTT, JOHN KEARSLEY=, Capt., Royal Engineers, yst. _s._ of Gen. Robert Nicholl Dawson-Scott, of Brent House, Penrith, Col. Commandant, Royal Engineers, by his wife, Grace Mansel, dau. of John Whitlock Stradling-Carne; _b._ The Grove, Boltons, South Kensington, 18 May, 1883; educ. The Castle, Tonbridge; Tonbridge Grammar School, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Engineers, 31 July, 1902, and promoted Lieut. 26 Dec. 1904, and Capt. 31 July, 1913; was on home service, 1902-6, on foreign service at Cairo, 1906-11, and was appointed 2nd Assistant Instructor, School of Military Engineering, 24 April, 1912; went to France with the 1st Army Corps, attd. to the 5th Field Coy., R.E., in Aug. 1914, and was killed in action near Zonnebeke, 29 Oct. following, by a high explosive shell, while reconnoitring the German position at a distance of about 300 yards; _unm._ Buried there. Brig.-Gen. Rice wrote: "We R.E. of the 1st Army have had many severe losses during this battle near Ypres, but none that we deplore more than that of your boy," and his commanding officer, Major North: "He was the most able assistant a company commander could hope for." Capt. Dawson-Scott received the cross of Knight of the Legion of Honour for gallantry during the operations between 21-30 Aug. His eldest brother, Lieut. Geoffrey Nicholl Dawson-Scott, R.G.A., died on active service at Pretoria, 31 Dec. 1900, during the Boer War. [Illustration: =John K. Dawson-Scott.=] =SCOUGALL, ALEXANDER=, Colour-Sergt., No. 5970, Royal Marine L.I., 3rd _s._ of the late George Scougall, of Peebles, by his 2nd wife, Agnes, dau. of George Kay, of Eloridgehill, Lanarkshire, and brother of William Scougall, Stationmaster, West Calder; _b._ Woodhouse, Manor Parish, co. Peebles, 25 May, 1873; educ. Manor, Walkerburn, and Peebles Public Schools; joined the Royal Marine L.I. at Edinburgh in Nov. 1890; did one year boy's service; passed for Corpl. at Chatham, 13 July, 1894, with 98 marks, and was awarded First Class Certificate; and for Sergt. at Walmer, 31 March, 1896, obtaining 187 marks and a special certificate; served in the Orinoco River (in H.M.S. Fantome) during the dispute between the United States and Venezuela; in the South African War (medal), and in China, and on completing his 22 years' service (Oct. 1912) entered the Shanghai Municipal Council's Service. When the European War broke out he was an Inspector in the Shanghai Public Works Department, and immediately volunteered, but was not accepted until Oct. He left within 24 hours for London, but the Japanese boat by which he travelled took 65 days to do the trip (12,000 miles), being held up in the Indian Ocean for 10 days by the German Cruiser Emden. He took part in the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915, and was killed in action at Quinn's Post, Gaba Tepe, between 9 and 10 a.m. on 3 May following; _unm._ A comrade wrote: "Colour-Sergt. Scougall was an old pal of mine also, he being of about the same service as myself. He was well known at Chatham and we all regret his loss, and he is one of many veterans of ours who have gone. He was killed on Monday, 3 May, between 9 and 10 a.m. The shot entered his eye and death was immediate. Bugler Sillence of our Battn. was a few yards from him when he was hit, and I have gone over the day with him. We were ordered out at 4 a.m. to prepare an attack up a very steep ravine between two hills; the Turks held all the crests. It was hopeless to carry out. As soon as our troops got in view they were mowed down with |