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Aug 14, 1882
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Born in Woodstock, Ontario to
Alfred Maitland and Elizabeth Bolby (nee Wilson) Scott
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Jun 7, 1900
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Graduated from a course at the
Royal School of Infantry in London, Ontario with the rank of 2nd
Lieutenant
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Jun 15, 1900
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Shown on the payroll of the 22nd
Regiment, Oxford Rifles in London, Ontario with the rank of 2nd
Lieutenant in No. 6 Company
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Jan 23, 1907
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Married to Leslie Grant in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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May 23, 1909
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Reginald and Leslie Scott gave
birth to Reginald Thomas Maitland Scott Jr. in Columbo, Ceylon, now Sri Lanka
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Oct 1, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the
Governor General’s Foot Guard in Ottawa, Ontario with the rank of Captain in “A”
Company
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Attested with the rank of Captain
Ø Next of kin given as Leslie Grant Scott, wife,
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø No previous occupation was recorded
o Later noted as Civil Engineer
Ø Previous military experience given as 3 years at
Royal Military College, 3 years in the 22nd Regiment Oxford
Rifles, Canadian Militia, and 6 years in the Governor General’s Foot Guard
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “G” Company as Company Commander
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 15, 1915
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Qualified as a Field Officer
in Kingston, Ontario
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Jun 9, 1915
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Granted leave until June 12,
1915
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Nov 6, 1915
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While in the front line
trenches on the Ypres Salient, near Voormezeele, Belgium, Captain Scott was
admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with diagnosis that
reads Shell Shock as he had been affected by the nearby explosion of an
artillery shell
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Nov 7, 1915
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Transferred to the Divisional
Rest Station at Mont Noir with a diagnosis that reads diarrhea
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Nov 15, 1915
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Jan 30, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 2 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) with a diagnosis that reads Obstruction of
Eustachian Tubes. He was transferred
the same day via the No. 14 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 7
Stationary Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Feb 5, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship St. David
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Miss Pollock’s Hospital in London
Transferred to the General
List of Officers for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 26, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
declared unfit for any service for 3 weeks due to a nasal obstruction and
deafness
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Mar 20, 1916
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Declared unfit for general
service for 6 weeks and fit for light duties only
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Mar 23, 1916
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Reported for duty with the CTD
(Canadian Training Depot) and posted to “B” Company
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Apr 1, 1916
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Posted to the General List of
Officers for pay purposes
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May 2, 1916
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Granted leave to Canada until
July 2, 1916. This was extended to
October 2, 1916, then extended again until January 2, 1917
Address on leave 200 Metcalfe
St., Ottawa, Ontario
Attached to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling while on leave
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May 12, 1916
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Liverpool
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May 20, 1916
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec and proceeded to the Valcartier Camp
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Aug 12, 1916
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Medical Board declared him fit
for Home Service only for 3 months
Suffers from concussion
symptoms and deafness in both ears.
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Oct 30, 1916
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Medical Board in Halifax, Nova
Scotia declares him unfit for any service for 2 months and recommends 2
months sick leave
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Feb 1, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Ottawa, Ontario as being Medically Unfit
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Apr 25, 1917
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Officer’s Declaration filed to
enlist in the Governor General’s Foot Guard Training Depot, CEF in Ottawa,
Ontario
Ø Rank on enlistment
Captain
Ø Next of kin given
as Leslie Grant Scott, wife, c/o Bank of Toronto, Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Gentleman
Ø Previous military
service given as Governor General’s Foot Guard, 22nd Regiment
Oxford Rifles, 21st Battalion CEF, 39th Battalion CEF Headquarters
Staff, Valcartier Headquarters Staff MD No. 6, and the Summit Infantry
Company, New Jersey, USA
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
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Jul 11, 1917
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Transferred to the PPCLI
(Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry) with the rank of Major
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Sep 25, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regiment Military District #3
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Jan 18, 1919
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Discharged from military
service on General Demobilization
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Jul 28, 1919
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Crossed the border and entered
the United States at Niagara Falls, New York
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Aug 23, 1921
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The British War Medal and
Allied Victory Medals were sent to him at 1645 Casa Grande, Pasadena,
California, USA
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Apr 26, 1940
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Shown on the United States
Census as living on Riverside Dr., Manhattan, New York, with his wife Leslie,
and son RTM Scott Jr. His occupation
is listed as Writer
He is credited with writing
several novels, the most notable being The Spider and Secret Service Smith.
His son Reginald Thomas
Maitland Scott Jr. also wrote novels under the name Robert Thomas Maitland
Scott.
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Aug 28, 1945
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Lieutenant Reginald Thomas
Scott Jr. was killed in action while serving with the Royal Canadian Army
Service Corps, 45th Army Transport Company and is buried in the
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands
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Feb 05, 1966
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Reginald Thomas Maitland Scott
died in New York city, New York, USA
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