| Scott | Thomas Edwin | | Lieutenant | SCOTT, THOMAS EDWIN, Lieutenant, was born 6 March 1867, at Bagnalstown, Co Carlow, Ireland, son of the Reverend James Richard Scott, Clerk in Holy Orders, Ireland, and of Mrs J R Scott. He joined the Royal Irish Fusiliers as Second Lieutenant from the Militia 9 May 1888; became Lieutenant 18 December 1889; Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps, 17 April 1890; served on the North-West Frontier of India First Miranzai Expedition, 1891; Waziristan Field Force, 1894-95 (Medal and clasp). He was specially employed with the Indian Contingent, East Africa 6 November 1895 to 16 November 1898: Second-in-Command, operations against the Mazrui rebels; was mentioned in Despatches, received the 1st Grade, 2nd Class, Brilliant Star of Zanzibar and the Medal; and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 11 October 1897]: "Thomas Edwin Scott, Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps. In recognition of services with the Indian Contingent during the operations in Mombasa, 1895-96". The Insignia were presented by the Queen 26 February 1899. He served in Uganda, 1897-98; Second-in-Command, Indian Contingent, and commanded the Flying Column for the disarmament of the mutinous Indian garrisons in Unyoro (Despatches; Medal with two clasps; Brevet of Major). He became Captain 9 May 1899; served in China, 1900; actions of Peitsang, Yangtsun and Relief of Pekin; Road Commandant, Lines of Communication (Despatches twice [London Gazette, 16 May and 24 November 1931]; Medal with clasp; created a CIE). He was DAAG, Headquarters, Northern Command, India, 12 November 1904 to 16 May 1906 (clasp twice). He became Major, Indian Army, 13 February 1905; was a DAAG, Headquarters, India, 17 May 1906 to 11 November 1908; Assistant Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence (GSO, 2nd Grade), 26 August 1909 to 26 April 1912; Lieutenant Colonel, Indian Army, 19 May 1912; temporary Colonel, 8 March 1914 to 28 November 1915; was Commandant, 57th Rifles, Frontier Force. Brigadier General T E Scott, was Military Secretary to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, India, 8 March 1914 to 30 September 1916. He was given the Brevet of Colonel 29 November 1915; was specially employed in East Africa 30 September 1917 to 7 January 1918; was created a CB in 1917 and promoted to Major General 3 June 1918. He married on the 12th September 1904, Demira Josephine Anna, youngest daughter of Reverend Morland Chaplin, at St Mary Abbot's Church, Kensington, London, and they had one son, Thomas Patrick David, born 1 March 1905.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Indian Staff Corps |
