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John Willoughby Scott was the son of Sir John Scott KCMG DCI and Lady Scott, and was married to Madeline E Scott, of Tudor Cottage, Overthorpe, Banbury, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Rugby School. From 'The Great War Forum': an extract from the 8th SLI War Diary during the Second Battle of the Scarpe 23-24 April 1917. The 8th Somerset L.I. meanwhile had collected their main body in the sunken road south of the X roads in I 7 1. under the command of Captain Saunders and 2nd Lt Owen:- the only two Officers who remained in action until relieved. Lt Col J W Scott, his Adjutant, Headqrs, and the remainder of the Battalion were at about I 7 1.1. At this stage the Adjutant was wounded, and Lt Col J W Scott was killed, while the enemy in artillery formation came down over GREENLAND HILL to a trench about 800 yards of the sunken road running from the I 7 a 2.8 to I 7 c.7.8 and parallel to it.//

As Captain John Willoughby Scott, he sailed with the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars to France on 20th September 1914 as squadron leader of "A" (Oxford) Squadron having seen service in the South African War in the Royal Artillery.

John Willoughby Scott was awarded a Distinguished Service Order, DSO, for meritorious service in the King's Birthday Honours List of 1 Jan 1917; he was also 3 times Mentioned in Despatches. John Willoughby Scott was originally commissioned from the Royal Military Academy as a Second Lieutenant on 23 Dec 1897. [LG 18 Jan 1898]. His Territorial Force commission as a Captain in the Oxfordshire (Queen's Own Oxfordshire) Hussars reverted to Second Lieutenant in receipt of retired pay under Article 510 of the Royal Warrant on 23 May 1908 [LG 1 Dec 1908].//

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Abby Scott Baker (1871–1944), American suffragist and women's rights advocate. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Scott_Baker

The original photograph from which this was copied and cropped is elsewhere in the LOC's online collections, with the following identification: Title Abby Scott Baker. Contributor Names Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C. (Photographer) Created / Published [ca. 1916] Subject Headings - Baker, Abby Scott, 1871-1944 - National Woman's Party - Suffragists--United States--1910-1920 - Women--Suffrage--Washington (D.C.) - Photographs - United States -- District of Columbia Genre Photographs Notes - Summary: Informal, three-quarter-length portrait of Abby Scott Baker of Washington, D.C., sitting at a desk, facing left, and reading, with papers, books, and a typewriter nearby. - Title supplied by Library of Congress staff. - Abby Scott Baker served in various leadership positions with the Congressional Union and later National Woman's Party, including treasurer, press chairman, political chairman, and member of the National Executive Committee. She was arrested for picketing the White House and served a sentence in Occoquan in September 1917. Sources: Doris Stevens, Jailed For Freedom (New York: Boni and Liveright, 1920), 355, and lists of officers published periodically in issues of The Suffragist. - Photograph published in The Suffragist, 4, no. 38 (Sept. 16, 1916): 7. Medium 1 photograph: print; 4.5 x 6.25 in. Call Number Location: National Woman's Party Records, Group I, Container I:147, Folder: Baker, Abby Scott Source Collection Records of the National Woman's Party Repository Manuscript Division Digital Id hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mnwp.147014

This photo was used in The Washington times., August 15, 1916, HOME EDITION, Page 8.

Sydney Towers Scott, b. 1893, was the son of George Ellison Scott and his wife Mary, and lived at 13 Northumberland Street, Morecambe, Lancashire. He had attended the Friends School in Lancaster (and may well therefore have been a Quaker), and worked for the London City and Midland Bank. His commission into 2nd/5th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, a Home Service Battalion, suggests that he originally declined the Imperial Service Order, which was not unusual at the time, but might have complied with his religious convictions. His subsequent posting to be Adjutant of 41st Provisional Battalion as a Temporary Captain reflects that he was a notably competent and efficient regimental staff officer. The Provisional Battalion was composed of men who had declined or were unfit for overseas service - however, by dint of the Military Service Act of May 1916 all commissioned officers became liable for active service. Sydney Towers Scott was posted to France on 29th December 1916. On 1st January 1917 the 41st Provisional Battalion became 12th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, but remained a Home Service Only battalion. In France, as a Temporary officer serving in 1st Battalion, a Regular battalion, Sydney Towers Scott reverted to the rank of Temporary Second Lieutenant commanding a rifle platoon in 1st Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Sydney Towers Scott had been a member of Morecambe Hockey and Tennis clubs and assistant secretary of the Lancaster Photographic Society. See www.lancasterwarmemorials.org.uk/memorials/morecambe-wwi.htm When he was wounded his father travelled to Boulogne to see him, but sadly his son had died before he crossed the Channel. This photograph was taken at the Lambert Weston photographic studio of Sidney Lambert Weston at 20a Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent. By coincidence perhaps, the Weston family, long and successfully established in the photography business, since at least 1867, were also Quakers.//

Surely that should be 1893, Gary? Given the amount of work you're doing on this, the odd typo is only to be expected...

Thanks Chirgy. Now amended. GD.//

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