Andrew Scott

Private Andrew Scott

S/40878 Private

8th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, 44th Infantry Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division

Age: 21

Date of Death: 8.7.17

Buried: Brandhoek Military Cemetery II.M.17

Family history: Son of James and Elizabeth Scott, 22 Paris Street, Grangemouth. Andrew had four brothers and two sisters and he worked as a Clerk in a shipping company before he enlisted in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and subsequently transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders.

The action leading to his death

The battalion were in the line at Verlorenhoek at Cambridge Trench. At 01.30am on 8 July the battalion took part in a raid on the German trenches opposite. Battalion casualties are reported as 1 officer missing, Other ranks 12 missing, 2 killed, and 15 wounded. Andrew was one of the wounded and subsequently died of his wounds at the Casualty Clearing Station at Brandhoek. Learn more about the Evacuation Chain and Treatment of the Wounded

Trench Map showing the location of the trench raid

Medals Awarded

Victory Medal, British War Medal

Medal Index Card

Headstone

Private Andrew Scott. Authors image.