Robert George Scott

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Similar names Template:Infobox military person Lieutenant Colonel Robert George Scott, VC, DSO (22 April 1857 – 3 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Early military career

Scott was born on 22 April 1857 at Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. He was the son of Fleet-Surgeon Robert Charles Scott (RN) and Mary Elizabeth Scott, and entered Epsom College in 1870 and joined Granville House. He was an active member of the College Corps. After leaving College in 1871 he went on to join the Cape Mountain Riflemen in 1876. He served in the Frontier Wars of 1877 and the Zulu War of 1878–1879.<ref name="EEHES">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Details of Victoria Cross

Scott was 21 years old, and a sergeant in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, Cape Colonial Forces during the Morosi's Mountain 1879 Campaign when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Later career

Scott later served in South Africa during the Second Boer War, where he was in command of the Scott's Railway Guards, attached to the Kimberley Light Horse. The Railway Guards did work on the Orange River – Kimberley line, and was engaged by the enemy several times during the war.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following the end of hostilities, Scott left Cape Town for England in June 1902.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He later served in the First World War. He later achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.

References

• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)

External links

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