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Thomas Patrick David Scott, (1905 – 30 July 1976) was a senior

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officer.

Military career

Thomas Scott was born in

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in 1905, the son of Thomas Edwin Scott, who was an officer in the

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. Scott was sent to

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where he was educated at

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before he entered the

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, from where he was commissioned as a

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into the

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on 30 August 1924, alongside

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. The outbreak of the

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found Scott as a student at the

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, with Chavasse as one of his fellow students. He briefly became

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of the 147th Infantry Brigade. He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers in

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in 1942 and went on to be commander of 12th Brigade in

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in July 1943, commander of 128th Brigade in

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in November 1943 and finally commander of 38th Infantry Brigade in Italy in February 1944. His service in the war was recognised with his appointment as

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. He was also appointed a companion of the

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with

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. After the war he became commandant of the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness in 1948, commander of

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in 1950 and Deputy Adjutant-General

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in 1952. He went on to be training advisor to the

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in 1954 and General Officer Commanding 42nd (Lancashire) Division in 1956. He was appointed a

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in the 1956 Birthday Honours before retiring in 1959. Scott served as colonel of The Royal Irish Fusiliers from 1960 to 1968 and as

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from 1971 to 1976.

References

External links

Pat Scott CB CBE DSO* , Royal Irish - Virtual Military Gallery
Major General T. P. D. Scott

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Military career

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