William Scott-Moncrieff
Brigadier General William Scott-Moncrieff (June 1858 – 28 June 1915) was a British Army officer. He was killed during the Gallipoli campaign while commanding the 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade.
He was promoted to captain in the Middlesex Regiment in December 1885[1] and brevet colonel in February 1907.[2]
He was promoted to temporary brigadier general in August 1914[3] and succeeded Brigadier General Steuart Hare in command of the Scottish Rifles Brigade in February 1915.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 25583". The London Gazette. 4 May 1886. p. 2128.
- ^ "No. 27998". The London Gazette. 22 February 1907. p. 1282.
- ^ "No. 28899". The London Gazette. 11 September 1914. p. 7220.
- ^ "No. 29085". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1915. p. 2065.
- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, p. 103.
