Charles Penman Scott (1885 – 10 August 1916) was a Scottish

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who played in the

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for

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as an

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. He also played for Hearts of Beath and East Fife.

Personal life

As of 1901, Scott was working as a

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and he later married and had three children. On 9 January 1915, five months after Britain's entry into the

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, Scott enlisted as a

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in the

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. He was appointed

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in November 1915 and was posted to the Western Front the following month, but he was quickly returned to

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for a

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operation. Scott returned to the front in March 1916 and was hospitalised with

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two months later. After his recovery, Scott was killed in action on the Somme on 10 August 1916 and was buried in Gordon Dump Cemetery.

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Scottish footballers Footballers from Fife Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scottish Football League players 1885 births 1916 deaths Association football outside forwards East Fife F.C. players British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme British Army personnel of World War I Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders soldiers Scottish miners Hearts of Beath F.C. players Scottish military personnel People from Cardenden Scottish Junior Football Association players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1880s-stub