George Francis Scott-Elliot FRGS FLS FRSE (1862–1934) was a botanist and academic author of Franco-Scots descent.
[4] Although "over-age" he volunteered almost immediately at the onset of the First World War and joined the King's Own Scottish Borderers and saw active duty under fire in Egypt as a Captain and was awarded the Order of the Nile.
Ensuing ill-health from this near-drowning left him unable to rejoin his regiment on active duty, and instead he became a commanding officer in the Home Defence Corps.
[5] George Scott-Elliot is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of African chameleon, Trioceros ellioti[6] and the plant genus Scottellia Oliv.
His nephew was Major-General James Scott-Elliot, who also joined the King's Own Scottish Borderers and served with distinction during the Second World War.