Major-General Sir Walter Joseph Constable-Maxwell-Scott, 1st Baronet CB, DSO (10 April 1875 – 3 April 1954) was a senior British Army officer.
Sir Walter Constable-Maxwell-Scott | |
|---|---|
 Sir Walter Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott | |
| Born | 10 April 1875 |
| Died | 3 April 1954 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 132nd Infantry Brigade 1st Rhine Brigade 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | Tirah campaign Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
editEducated at Stonyhurst College,[1] Constable-Maxwell-Scott transferred from the militia into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 11 January 1899.[2] He saw action in the Tirah campaign, the Second Boer War and the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order,[3] and promoted to temporary brigadier general in January 1918.[4]
After the war he became commander of the 132nd Infantry Brigade in February 1923, commander of the 1st Rhine Brigade in April 1924 and General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in March 1930 before retiring in March 1934.[5]
He inherited Abbotsford House on the death of his mother, Mary Monica Maxwell-Scott, in March 1920.[6]
He is buried immediately adjacent to the side wall of Walter Scott's grave at Dryburgh Abbey.[7]
Family
editIn March 1918 he married Mairi Richmond Macdougall; they had two daughters (Patricia Maxwell-Scott and Dame Jean Maxwell-Scott).[1] Following the death of his first wife, he married Countess Marie Louise de Sincay, née Logan in June 1928. Her father was Major John Alexander Logan.[1][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ "No. 27048". The London Gazette. 3 February 1899. p. 720.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.
- ^ "No. 30511". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 February 1918. p. 1714.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "The Descendants of Sir Walter Scott: Mary Monica Maxwell-Scott". Abbotsford - the Home of Sir Walter Scott. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: Patricia Maxwell-Scott". The Independent. 21 October 1998. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "The Descendants of Sir Walter Scott: Major-General Walter Maxwell-Scott". Abbotsford - the Home of Sir Walter Scott. Retrieved 22 June 2020.