his wounds were not serious and he remained on duty.

Scott was killed on 11 November 1916 during the Battle of the Ancre Heights. According to a letter written to his parents by his Commanding Officer:

…He was detailed to take charge of the bombers in the attack on Regina trench, a German stronghold, and, in preparing for the attack, he showed the greatest energy and zeal. Unfortunately he was killed by a shell very soon after getting over the parapet to ad- vance towards the German trench.

Scott was buried where he fell, but currently has no known grave. Like so many thousands of other Canadians, he is memorialized at the Vi- LT STANLEY WILLIAM SCOTT my Memorial in France.

28 Sept 1890-11 Nov 1916 Scott was Mentioned in Despatches. This means that his name appeared in an official report WILLIAM STANLEY GEORGE SCOTT was written by a superior officer and sent to the high born on 28 September 1890 in Toronto, Ontario command in which his gallant or meritorious to William Henry and Elizabeth (Wood) Scott. actions in the face of the enemy were described. He had two sisters: Emily Francis and Margaret, Individuals who are Mentioned in Despatches and a brother: John Charles “Jack”. wear an oak leaf device on the appropriate cam- paign medal. The Scott family moved West and settled in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where Scott Sr worked as an appraiser in the lumber industry.

Scott was educated at Queen Victoria Public School and Parkdale Collegiate Institute in To- ronto and received his BA from University Col- lege at the University of Toronto in 1912. He was working as a law student at the law firm Pickett & Schulle in Moose Jaw when he enlisted.

In July of 1916, Scott enlisted with the 46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion. The 46th Battal- ion was authorized in November of 1914 and Medals Card and Allied Victory went overseas to England in October of 1915. In Medal with Oak Leaf Device August of 1916, the 46th went over to France, where it served with the 10th Brigade, Prior to enlisting for service overseas with the th . CEF, Scott had served in the Militia with the 60 Rifles of (now The Royal Regina Rifles) Scott was wounded in September of 1916, but in Moose Jaw. Scott, SW…2 Scott’s brother, Lieutenant John Charles Scott, served with him in the 46th Battalion. Scott’s brother-in-law, Captain Dr Joseph Jordan, a medical doctor and South Africa (Boer) War veteran, served with the Royal Medical Corps. Both survived the War.

The senior partner in Scott’s firm, Lieutenant- Colonel Henry Davidson Pickett, VD, also served with the CEF. He commanded the 229th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion.