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Offline RWTaylor

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Scout Sergeant
« on: Friday 16 April 21 07:35 BST (UK) »
My Great Uncle David Denoon MM died in Germany in 1919 of 'Spanish' flu. He was serving with the 1/4 Gordon Highlanders, having been transferred from the 6/7 Gordons earlier in the year. In the Battalion War Diary, it records, for 4 June 1919 : "Military Funeral of No. 40914 A/Sergt. Denoon D. (from No. 11 Stationery Hospital), formerly Scout Sergt. Of the Battalion."

Could someone help me to understand what a Scout Sergeant was/did? Is it linked in any way to the fact that Davie joined up originally in the Lovat Scouts?

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Re: Scout Sergeant
« Reply #1 on: Friday 16 April 21 08:49 BST (UK) »
London Gazette
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/12828/page/1011

See 8445 P Breach

To search the Gazette for "scout sergeant" click on "All notices" (see blue line), put "scout sergeant" in Text Search (include the "   " as part of key) and click on Update results. Several reports of scout "activities".


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Re: Scout Sergeant
« Reply #2 on: Friday 16 April 21 09:00 BST (UK) »
I think a unit of snipers in the Lovat Scouts was eight? men under a sergeant!

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Re: Scout Sergeant
« Reply #3 on: Friday 16 April 21 09:13 BST (UK) »
Thanks very much - the London Gazette reference is very useful (and the explanation of how to search was excellent - just what is needed for someone who doesn't know their way around) Thank you very much.

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