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Lord Herbert Scott
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Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, (30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944) was the fifth child born to William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
Montagu Douglas Scott was a great-grandfather to Sarah, Duchess of York, and a maternal great-great-grandfather to Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York. He was also a paternal uncle of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and thereby a maternal granduncle to Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott was born at Montagu House in Whitehall, London, on 30 November 1872. He was the fifth child born in a family of six boys and two girls.
On 26 April 1905, he married Marie Josephine Agnes Edwards, daughter of James Andrew Edwards and Kate Marion Agnes MacNamara, at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London. They had three children:
Brigadier Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott (13 July 1906 – 24 January 1971)
Marian Montagu Douglas Scott (16 June 1908 – 11 December 1996)
Patricia Katherine Montagu Douglas Scott (9 October 1910 – 3 December 2012)
Montagu Douglas Scott was commissioned into the part-time 3rd (Edinburgh Light Infantry Militia) Battalion, Royal Scots, a regiment that had been raised by the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and also commanded by the 5th Duke. He was promoted to captain on 24 February 1894.
In December 1899 Montagu Douglas Scott was appointed for active service as a staff officer and extra Aide-de-camp to Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the forces in South Africa during the early part of the Second Boer War. While stationed in South Africa, he was transferred to the regular army and appointed a second lieutenant in the newly created Irish Guards on 15 August 1900. Promoted to lieutenant on 6 October 1900, he served in the Guards Mounted Infantry in most of 1901, and was promoted to captain on 22 January 1902.
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