Peter Marriott Raleigh Scott MC (1 February 1912 – 13 June 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
[5] The Yeomanry was sent to the Middle East in early 1941 and from there was transferred to the Western Dersert in June 1942, where Scott saw action at the British defensive lines at Maabus er Rigel and was wounded when his tank was hit by enemy fire.
[6] He was mentioned in dispatches in December 1942 and assumed command of C Squadron in the Yeomanry in February 1943, at which point he held the temporary rank of captain.
[7] In April 1943, now an acting major, Scott took part in the Battle of Wadi Akarit, where his actions commanding tanks across a minefield saw him decorated with a bar to his Military Cross.
[1] Following the conclusion of operations in North Africa, the Yeomanry saw action during the Allied invasion of Italy at Salerno in September 1943, before crossing the Volturno River in October.