Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Scott (1887–1967) served in the

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and Second World Wars, and led a resurgence of the Legion of Frontiersmen in Canada between the wars. Originally from

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, England, Scott enlisted with

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of the

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as a Private in August 1914. There, he served as a Regimental Sergeant Major from May 1915 to December 1915 before becoming an instructor for the Royal Air Force. He recruited 'C' Company, First Battalion of the Edmonton Regiment, which he commanded until 1927. Scott was approached to assume command of the Canadian Legion of Frontiersmen (LoF), a patriotic

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organization that had become inactive after the war. He accepted, and under Scott's decade-long leadership beginning in 1929, the Legion of Frontiersmen was revived in Canada and enjoyed a renaissance in Canada. In 1933, the LoF's Imperial Headquarters in London granted Divisional Status to the LoF under Scott. A constitution was drawn up, units were established across the country, and Scott arranged for the purchase of of land near Edmonton, Alberta to serve as field headquarters, subsequently christened "Fort Scott." In 1936, the Legion of Frontiersmen affiliated with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and were called upon to provide security during the 1939 cross-country visit of

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and

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. That same year the RCMP severed official ties with the Legion of Frontiersmen after a schism split the Canadian Division.
Dave Mason, University of Toronto Rare Books. Retrieved 4 March 2007; B. W. Shandro, "The Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth Canada,

Retrieved 4 March 2007. Frontiersmen again mobilized their members for the Second World War, although without official recognition as an organization. Scott served with the List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 49th Battalion.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Louis 1887 births 1967 deaths Legion of Frontiersmen members Military personnel from Brighton Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Canadian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal English emigrants to Canada