William Scott-Moncrieff

Brigadier-General
William Scott-Moncrieff
Born(1858-06-15)15 June 1858
London, England
Died28 June 1915(1915-06-28) (aged 57)
Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire

Brigadier-General William Scott-Moncrieff (June 1858 – 28 June 1915) was a British Army officer. He was killed during the Gallipoli campaign while commanding the 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade.

Military career

Born in London on 15 June 1858, the son of Rev. Canon Scott-Moncrieff, William Scott-Moncrieff was educated at Wimbledon College.

His military career began on 1 May 1878 when, after graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 57th Regiment of Foot, later the Middlesex Regiment.

He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1880, to captain in December 1885 to major on 11 December 1895, to brevet colonel in February 1907, and, after being placed on half-pay after commanding a battalion on 17 February 1908, to colonel on 7 November 1908.

He was promoted to temporary brigadier general in August 1914 and succeeded Brigadier General Steuart Hare in command of the Scottish Rifles Brigade, Lowland Division, in February 1915.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205388407
  2. ↑ https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205388407
  3. ↑ "No. 24577". The London Gazette. 30 April 1878. p. 2776.
  4. ↑ "No. 24834". The London Gazette. 16 April 1880. p. 2556.
  5. ↑ "No. 25583". The London Gazette. 4 May 1886. p. 2128.
  6. ↑ "No. 26697". The London Gazette. 7 January 1896. p. 82.
  7. ↑ "No. 27998". The London Gazette. 22 February 1907. p. 1282.
  8. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28110/page/1126
  9. ↑ "No. 28193". The London Gazette. 6 November 1908. p. 8030.
  10. ↑ "No. 28899". The London Gazette. 11 September 1914. p. 7220.
  11. ↑ "No. 29085". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1915. p. 2065.