James Scott-Elliot
Major General James Scott-Elliot CB, CBE, DSO & Bar (6 November 1902 – 12 September 1996) was a senior British Army officer.
James Scott-Elliot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1902 |
| Died | 12 September 1996 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 6th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 17th Indian Brigade 167th (1st London) Brigade 51st (Highland) Division |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar |
Military career
Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Scott-Elliot was commissioned into the King's Own Scottish Borderers on 1 February 1923.[1]
He was deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force at the start of the Second World War.[2] After being evacuated from France in June 1940, he became commanding officer of the 6th Battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in April 1942 and landed with his battalion in North Africa in December 1942.[3] He went on to serve as commander of the 17th Indian Brigade and then as commander of the 167th (1st London) Brigade in Italy during the Italian campaign of the war.[2] His brigade was the first unit to cross the River Po on the route north through Italy.[4]
After the war he became Deputy Director of Military Training at the War Office in 1948, Deputy Commander of the 51st (Highland) Division in 1950 and then General Officer Commanding 51st (Highland) Division in November 1952 before retiring in March 1956.[5]
He served as colonel of the King's Own Scottish Borderers from 1954 to 1961[6] and as Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries from 1962 to 1967.[7][8]
Family
In 1932 he married Cecil Margaret Du Buisson; they has one son and two daughters.[4] After being divorced from his first wife, he married Fay Courtauld in 1971.[4]
Works
- Scott-Elliot, James (1977). Dowsing: One Man's Way. The Book Service. ISBN 978-0859780254.
References
- "No. 32792". The London Gazette. 2 February 1923. p. 807.
- "Papers, 1909-1995, of Major-General James Scott-Elliot" (PDF). National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "Major-General James Scott-Elliot". Canadian Society of Dowsers. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "Maj-Gen James Scott-Elliot". Herald Scotland. 19 September 1996. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "The King's Own Scottish Borderers". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "No. 18021". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 April 1962. p. 203.
- "No. 18622". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 December 1967. p. 989.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Keith Arbuthnott |
GOC 51st (Highland) Division 1952–1956 |
Succeeded by Edward Colville |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir John Crabbe |
Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries 1962–1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Duncan |