Biography of Captain George Henry Hall Scott 1882-1916

In or before 1873 [his father] Henry Hall Scott (age 38) and [his mother] Henrietta Gaukroger were married.

On 18th June 1882 Captain George Henry Hall Scott was born to Henry Hall Scott (age 48) and Henrietta Gaukroger at Alnham House, Northumberland [Map].

On 9th November 1911 [his father] Henry Hall Scott (age 77) died at Edinburgh. He was buried in Lesbury Churchyard [Map] on Monday, 13th November 1911. The coffin was conveyed from Hispburn to Lesbury on a draped lorry, and the burial service was conducted by the Reverend Canon Moore of Alnwick, and the Reverend G. Bray, of Lesbury.

Will of Sir Henry Hall Scott has been proved, the gross value of his estate being declared at £421,790. The testator makes the following charitable bequests:- To the poor of Lochearron £1,000, and to the poor of Glenelg and Arnisdale £1,000. Sir Henry also directed the payment of £50 to each of his shepherds and farm stewards in Northumberland who at his death has been eight years in his service: one year's wages to each of the maids who had been four years in his service: £50 each to his coachman and chauffeur, and various legacies to other employees. He also makes provision for the widows of old servants.

His will was questioned by his wife [his mother] Dame Henrietta, the plaintiff, and the defendants were Adam Scott, George Henry Hall Scott (age 29), Janet May Hebeler and Margaret Christabel Scott. The point in question was the wording was ‘The whole of my income' and whether the whole of the residue was divisible as income among the testator's children, or whether part of it ought to be capitalised. Mr Justice Joyce held that the children of the testator were entitled to receive the whole of the residue in equal shares.

Henrietta Gaukroger: she was born to George Gaukroger and Margaret Gibson. In or before 1873 Henry Hall Scott and she were married.

In September 1914 Captain George Henry Hall Scott (age 32) was gazetted a lieutenant in the The Royal West Surrey Regiment in September 1914, and then promoted to Captain in 1915.

From 1915 Captain George Henry Hall Scott (age 32) served with the Expeditionary Force in France from July 1915, and took over command of ‘C' Company, on the 16th October 1915, which formerly was commanded by his brother-in-law Captain Roland Stuart Hebeler.

On 1st July 1916 Captain George Henry Hall Scott (age 34) was killed in action at the Battle of the Somme. He was serving with The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) "C" Coy. 7th Bn. He was buried at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.

The 7th West Surrey Regiment gained and held their objective, Montauban. George was at the Battalion report centre. He was with ‘C' Company, which was then the Battalion Reserve and at about 8.30 am he advanced towards the front line to find out what was happening to his company as nothing had been heard from them at all, he was killed in front of the German Lines. His company had moved at 7.55am to BRESLAU trench, to join the remainder of the Battalion.

Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 12th September 1916. Capt. G.H.H. Scott's Estate.

Captain George Henry Hall Scott, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, was the younger son of the late Sir Henry Scott, of Hipsburn, Lesbury, Northumberland, and of Lady Scott, of Down Place, Guildford, Surrey. Captain Scott was a consulting mining engineer, and was a director of Newbiggin Colliery, Northumberland, and of Bolsover, and Blackwell Collieries, Derbyshire. His death occurred in France on July 1, leaving estate valued at £73,625 3s 6d, with net personalty £68,615 2s 8d. Dame Henrietta Scott, of Down Place, his mother, and Mr. Thomas Emerson Forster, of 3, Eldon Square, Newcastle, mining engineer, are the executors. The will is dated January 30, 1913, wherein testator left £200 to Thomas Emerson Forster; furniture and personal effects to his mother and also to her all stocks, shares, and money, wishing that she should spend both the revenue and capital.'