Military Career
Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott was promoted to Captain while in the service of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots Lothian Regiment. He fought in the Second Boer War, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel while enlisted in the service of the Irish Guards. Lieutenant Colonel Scott fought in the First World War and was commander of the 1st/23rd London Regiment in France.
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