British Army Veterinary Corps
William SCOTT
Captain
His story
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 war he rejoined the Army Veterinary Corps and served with the Remount Service at Arbour Hill Barracks, Dublin. He died in November 1917 from 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 1 December 1917.
Before the war
- Nationality
- British
- Date of Birth
- 1859
- Place of Birth
- Ireland
- Veterinary College and Date of Graduation
- New Edinburgh - July 1883
Military service
- Last Rank
- Captain
- Regiment/Service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Secondary Regiment
- Remount Service
Medals and commemoration
- Name on RCVS Honour Board
- Yes
- Name In Officers who died in Great War
- No
Death and burial
- Age at Death
- 57
- Place of Death
- Dublin, Ireland
- Cause of Death
- Carcinoma of Liver
- Cemetery
- Dean's Grange Cemetery
- Location
- Dublinr, Ireland
- Grave Reference
- SW.U.61
- Commonwealth War Grave
- Yes
- Emblem or Badge on Headstone
- Private Headstone
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- The Veterinary Record, 1 December 1917 — cited in the earlier biography
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “William Scott”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/william_scott/.
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