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Rear-Admiral George Arthur Scott, D.S.C., R.N. (5 September, 1888 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1910.[1]

Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Urchin on 22 August, 1918.[2]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1918.[3][4]

Post-war

Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Rival on 18 November, 1919.[5]

On 1 January, 1921, Scott was appointed in command of the destroyer Stormcloud.[6]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.[7]

Scott was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1931.[8]

He was in command of at least one vessel after 1931, but editors should note that his ADM 196/51 Service Record's page is torn and another should be consulted for this information.

He was appointed to the light cruiser Belfast on 24 April, 1939, to take command upon her commissioning for trials. He left on 29 January, 1940 for duty outside the Admiralty not exceeding six months.[9]

World War II

Scott was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Desmond Maxwell 		Captain of H.M.S. Bat
8 Dec, 1915[11] – 2 Apr, 1916[12] 		Succeeded by
Arthur H. Hignett
Preceded by
Donald P. MacGregor 		Captain of H.M.S. Arun
2 Apr, 1916[13] – 1 Aug, 1916[14] 		Succeeded by
Francis E. Wright
Preceded by
Richard M. King 		Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe
1 Aug, 1916[15][16] – 2 Jan, 1917[17] 		Succeeded by
Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by
Robert Makin 		Captain of H.M.S. Mons
2 Jan, 1917[18][19] – 13 Jan, 1918[20] 		Succeeded by
George A. Scott
Preceded by
George A. Scott 		Captain of H.M.S. Mons
3 Mar, 1918[21] – Aug, 1918[22] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey N. Henson
Preceded by
Guy P. Bowles 		Captain of H.M.S. Urchin
22 Aug, 1918[23][24] – 15 Jun, 1919[25] 		Succeeded by
Herbert M. Hughes
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Turquoise
15 Jun, 1919[26] – 1 Oct, 1919[27] 		Succeeded by
Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by
Ralph Kerr 		Captain of H.M.S. Starfish
1 Oct, 1919[28][29] – Nov, 1919[30] 		Succeeded by
John D. Harvey
Preceded by
Alfred E. Evans 		Captain of H.M.S. Rival
18 Nov, 1919[31][32] – 1 Jan, 1921[33] 		Succeeded by
Richard L. Dearden
Preceded by
Francis W. D. Twigg 		Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud
1 Jan, 1921[34][35] – May, 1921[36] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry A. Binmore 		Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed
May, 1921[37] 		Succeeded by
Edward T. W. Church
Preceded by
Percival C. W. Manwaring 		Captain of H.M.S. Venturous
22 Jan, 1923[38] – 20 Mar, 1923[39] 		Succeeded by
Vernon Hammersley-Heenan
Preceded by
John Brooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Viceroy
20 Mar, 1923[40] – 7 Jan, 1924[41] 		Succeeded by
Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by
William G. Halliley 		Captain of H.M.S. Springbok
10 Jul, 1924[42] – 25 Aug, 1924[43] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward Eastwick-Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Watchman
1 Aug, 1929[44] – 31 Jul, 1931[45] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 922a.
  3. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 100.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 867.
  7. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  8. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  9. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  10. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  11. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  12. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  13. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  14. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  15. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
  17. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  18. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395t.
  20. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  21. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  22. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  23. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 922a.
  25. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  26. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  27. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  28. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1919). p. 910.
  30. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  31. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  32. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 856.
  33. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  34. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 867.
  36. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  37. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  38. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  39. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  40. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  41. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  42. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  43. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  44. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.
  45. ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/294. f. 309.


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