Lord Herbert Scott

Lord Herbert Montagu Douglas Scott
Personal details
Born(1872-11-30)30 November 1872
Montagu House, London, England
Died17 June 1944(1944-06-17) (aged 71)
Martyr Worthy, Hampshire, England
SpouseMarie Josephine Agnes Edwards
ChildrenAndrew Montagu Douglas Scott
Marian, Lady Elmhirst
Patricia Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, Countess of Dundee
Parent(s)William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch
Lady Louisa Hamilton
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands1st/23rd London Regiment
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Mentioned in Despatches
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France)[1]

Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, CMG, DSO, DL (30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944) was the fifth child born to William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry.

Montagu Douglas Scott was a great-grandfather to Sarah, Duchess of York, and a maternal great-great-grandfather to Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York. He was also a paternal uncle of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and thereby a maternal granduncle to Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

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