John Wilfred Scott
From The Dreadnought Project
Commander (retired) John Wilfred Scott, D.S.O. (9 November, 1881 – 8 August, 1926) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Son of Reverend A. J. Scott.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1903.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1911.
From the outbreak of the war through the end of 1915, Scott was first and gunnery officer in Implacable.
After a brief time in command of Test, he was appointed to Cochrane, in which he finished out the war.
Scott was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[Fact Check]
Chronic dysentery 1922.
Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 26 March, 1924.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ian C. S. Hilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Ness 3 May, 1916[1] – 3 Jul, 1916[2] |
Succeeded by Adrian St. V. Keyes |
| Preceded by Edmund A. T. de P. de la Poer |
Captain of H.M.S. Chrysanthemum 15 Oct, 1920[3] |
Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr |
Footnotes
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/171. f. 171.
- ↑ Scott Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/171. f. 171.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 745.
