Scott, Samuel Geoffrey
Captain Samuel Godfrey Scott, R.A.M.C., died on January 6th in a casualty clearing station, on active service of pneumonia, aged 42. He was the eldest son of the late Canon S. G. Scott, and was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital and at Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1897 and M.A., M.B. and B.Ch. in 1902. After serving as clinical assistant in the throat department at St. Thomas's, and as demonstrator of pathology in Leeds University, he returned tp Oxford where he held the post of demonstrator of histology to the university, till he took a temporary commission in the R.A.M.C. He was the author of numerous contributions to the medical and scientific journals. British Medical Journal 19 Jan, 1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Scott |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Samuel Geoffrey |
| Family details | Eldest son of Samuel Gilbert and Louisa Scott. Magdalen College, Demonstrator of Histology, Department of Physiology, Oxford, 1908-1916. |
| Previous education | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Qualifications | M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Oxon |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C. attd 7th Divisional Train |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 6 January 1918 |
| Age at death | 43 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Cause of death | Died on active service |
| Burial place | Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade, Italy |
| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas's Roll of Honour |
| Notes | Magdalen College, Demonstrator of Histology, Department of Physiology, Oxford, 1908-1916 |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |