George Arthur Scott

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.

On 9 February, 1914 while studying at Osborne College, Scott was admitted to Haslar Hospital for an injured knee. He returned to service on 6 March.

Great War

Scott was to be appointed to Collingwood on 1 August, but this was cancelled and a week later he was appointed to the submarine Severn. He was invalided from her at Simonstown on 8 September, 1915 with further knee problems. This was now labelled a "derangement" of the knee and he was not fit until 8 December when he was appointed to Tyne for command of the "C" Class destroyer Bat.

On 2 April, 1916, he was appointed from Bat to assume command of the River Class destroyer Arun.

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

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

Post-War

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Desmond Maxwell	Captain of H.M.S. Bat 8 Dec, 1915 – 2 Apr, 1916	Succeeded by Arthur H. Hignett
Preceded by Donald P. MacGregor	Captain of H.M.S. Arun 2 Apr, 1916 – 1 Aug, 1916	Succeeded by Francis E. Wright
Preceded by Richard M. King	Captain of H.M.S. Nymphe 1 Aug, 1916 – 2 Jan, 1917	Succeeded by Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by Robert Makin	Captain of H.M.S. Mons 2 Jan, 1917 – 13 Jan, 1918	Succeeded by George A. Scott
Preceded by George A. Scott	Captain of H.M.S. Mons 3 Mar, 1918 – Aug, 1918	Succeeded by Geoffrey N. Henson
Preceded by Guy P. Bowles	Captain of H.M.S. Urchin 22 Aug, 1918 – 15 Jun, 1919	Succeeded by Herbert M. Hughes
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Turquoise 15 Jun, 1919 – 1 Oct, 1919	Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by Ralph Kerr	Captain of H.M.S. Starfish 1 Oct, 1919 – Nov, 1919	Succeeded by John D. Harvey
Preceded by Alfred E. Evans	Captain of H.M.S. Rival 18 Nov, 1919 – 1 Jan, 1921	Succeeded by Richard L. Dearden
Preceded by Francis W. D. Twigg	Captain of H.M.S. Stormcloud 1 Jan, 1921 – May, 1921	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Henry A. Binmore	Captain of H.M.S. Whitshed May, 1921	Succeeded by Edward T. W. Church
Preceded by Percival C. W. Manwaring	Captain of H.M.S. Venturous 22 Jan, 1923 – 20 Mar, 1923	Succeeded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan
Preceded by John Brooke	Captain of H.M.S. Viceroy 20 Mar, 1923 – 7 Jan, 1924	Succeeded by Hugh E. Raymond
Preceded by William G. Halliley	Captain of H.M.S. Springbok 10 Jul, 1924 – 25 Aug, 1924	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Edward Eastwick-Field	Captain of H.M.S. Watchman 1 Aug, 1929 – 31 Jul, 1931	Succeeded by ?

Footnotes

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