John Donald Scott

1898 - 1979  (81 years)

• Name	John Donald Scott  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	28 May 1898	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	13 Nov 1920	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	S S Aquitania
  Arrival	20 Nov 1920	New York, New York, USA   [7]
  	S S Aquitania
  Death	Aug 1979  [4]
  Person ID	I1795	FHC029 - Stephen Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dunn Scott,   b. 21 Apr 1860, 16 David Street, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 19 Aug 1916, London Arcade, Gallowgate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Stephen,   b. 5 Aug 1858, Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 14 Jul 1928, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Jan 1882	St Phillips, Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Ann Beaton,   b. 14 Oct 1894, Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. DEAD
  Marriage	25 Dec 1925	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [5, 10]
  Children	1. Robert Gordon Scott,   b. 5 Apr 1927, New York, New York, USA d. 1 Apr 1997, Larkspur, Marin, California, USA (Age 69 years)  [natural]   2. Sara Jane Scott   3. Elizabeth Ann Scott
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 May 1898 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Departure - S S Aquitania - 13 Nov 1920 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Arrival - S S Aquitania - 20 Nov 1920 - New York, New York, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1925 - Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Veteran British Army Enlisted in the British Army on August 1, 1917 at age 19, posted to the Royal Machine Gun Corp. He was shipped to France in January, 1918. The daily wage for a private was one shilling, seven pence, of which 7 pence was withheld and sent to family. The next to last entry in John?s pay book is dated 3-11-18; he had been captured by the German Imperial Army. His unit was stationed at the juncture of the British and French lines and had been surrounded by the enemy. This action was part of the Second Battle of the Somme, and John was reported as missing in action His mother, Margaret Stephen Scott contacted the Queen Victoria Jubilee Fund Enquiry Branch to seek help in learning if he had been captured. Her inquiry was sent to the neutral Swiss Red Cross; they contacted the German Red Cross in Berlin. After a long wait, she was advised that her youngest son Pvt. J. D. Scott, MGC No. 127365 was alive in POW Camp No. 104634 in Friedricksfeld, near Wisel, Germany. The prisoners were unaware of the armistice, but the prison guards had disappeared overnight The POW?s marched westward seeking food and friendly forces. They came upon an installation of the Royal Canadian Air Force. A sentry summoned an officer who, appalled by the wretched physical state of the men, said "My God, are you men British?". They quickly provided medical treatment and food (The former prisoners all became ill because their stomachs rejected the food.) John was part of the first group of former POW?s to be repatriated to Great Britain; they were met by huge cheering crowds at the port city of Southampton. The last entry in his pay book was made on 11-17-18, just after the armistice on 1 1-1 1-18. John said by the time he was captured, there was little food for the German Army, let alone the prisoners: "the guards ate turnips; the prisoners ate turnip greens. John had many scars on his shoulders and back due to boils caused by malnutrition. He had no appetite for greens ever after..."I've eaten all the greens I care to". 4-1-02 Elizabeth Scott Blase

  
  

• Sources

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