Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott | |
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Born | 13 July 1906 |
Died | 24 January 1971 | (aged 64)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier |
Unit | Irish Guards |
Commands | 1st Guards Brigade (1944–45) 28th Brigade (1944) |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches[1] |
Spouse(s) | Lady Victoria Doris Rachel Haig (m. 1929; div. 1951) Zalia Snagge (m. 1951) |
Relations | Lord Herbert Montagu Douglas Scott (father) Marie Edwards (mother) |
Brigadier Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, DSO (13 July 1906 – 24 January 1971) was the first child and only son born to Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott and Marie Josephine Edwards. He was a grandson of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and a paternal first cousin to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. He was a maternal first cousin once removed to Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a paternal great-uncle to Sarah, Duchess of York, and a maternal second great-uncle to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York.