Personal Details
| Attribute |
Details |
| Nationality |
British |
| Date of Birth |
1859 |
| Place of Birth |
Ireland |
| Veterinary College and Date of Graduation |
New Edinburgh - July 1883 |
Military Service
| Attribute |
Details |
| Last Rank |
Captain |
| Regiment/Service |
Army Veterinary Corps |
| Secondary Regiment |
Remount Service |
| Secondary Unit |
|
| First Theatre of War |
Unknown Date |
Casualty Details
| Attribute |
Details |
| Date of Death |
11 November 1917 |
| Age at Death |
57 |
| Place of Death |
Dublin, Ireland |
| Cause of Death |
Carcinoma of Liver |
Cemetery
| Attribute |
Details |
| Cemetery |
Dean’s Grange Cemetery |
| Location |
Dublinr, Ireland |
| Grave Reference |
SW.U.61 |
| Commonwealth War Grave |
Yes |
| Emblem or Badge on Headstone |
Private Headstone |
Honours and Memorials
| Attribute |
Details |
| Name on RCVS Honour Board |
Yes |
| Name In Officers who died in Great War |
No |
| Medals and Awards |
|
Biography
Captain William Scott was born in Ireland and served in the South African War with the mounted infantry. He then went to Australia and returned to England in 1900, becoming a well-known figure in Irish Horse racing.
At the outbreak of the war, he re-joined the Army Veterinary Corps and served until his death in November 1917. He served at the Remount Service at Arbour Hill Barracks in Dublin. The cause of death was Carcinoma of the Liver,
He is buried in Dean’s Grange Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland.
Captain Scott’s obituary appeared in The Veterinary Record dated December 1, 1917.
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