Roger Douglas Scott
Memorial: Filton - Community Centre
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Queens South Africa Medal, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Major
Parents: Matthew Henry and Sarah Jane Scott
Marital status: Married
Home address: 5 Lansdown Place West, Bath
Pre-war occupation: Career soldier
Date of birth: 16/12/1881
Place of birth: Bombay
Date of death: 13/10/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais, France. Commemorated on Filton Memorials
Age: 33
Further information:
Roger was promoted to Major in 1914 and joined the British Expeditionary Force in France at the beginning of 1915, when he was made Acting Lieutenant Colonel. He fought in the Battle of St Eloi and the Second Battle of Ypres. On the 13th October 1915, Roger was wounded during The Third Battle of Artois (25 September – 4 November 1915). The outcome of the battle was inconclusive and resulted in 110,000 allied casualties. Roger died of his wounds on the same day.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/