In the 1911 census he is recorded as living in Bedford with his mother, his brother Percy (1893–1914), and his aunt Emily, but by 1914 the family were resident in Borrowash, Derbyshire.
[3] After serving as a cadet in the Officers' Training Corps,[4] Scott was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant (on probation)[5] in the 3rd Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 14 November 1914.
Two days later, Scott shared with William Strugnell, Oliver Sutton, and three other squadron mates, in the destruction of an enemy reconnaissance aircraft.
[12] On 8 October 1917, he was relieved from combat duty to return to Home Establishment,[1] where on 1 November 1917 he was appointed a Group Instructor in Gunnery (graded as a flight commander).
[13] Scott was killed in a flying accident at Shoreham, Sussex, on 17 March 1918,[1] and is buried at All Saints' Church, Ockbrook, Derbyshire.