Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War D.S.C. group of ten attributed to Captain G. A. Scott, Royal Navy

Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘Lieut. G.A. Scott, R.N. 1914-1915’; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Commr., R.N.) the trio with unofficial engraved naming; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; French Croix de Guerre 1914-1917, the reverse top arm inscribed ‘Lieut. G.A. Scott, R.N.’, contained in a Spink & Son fitted case, generally very fine or better (10) £400-500

D.S.C. London Gazette 10 July 1919 ‘For distinguished services in H.M.S. Severn.’

Captain George Arthur Scott was serving aboard H.M.S. Severn during her time in the Rufigi Delta , East Africa; taking part in the two epic engagements against the Konigsberg in July 1915. (See The Konigsberg Adventure, by E. Keble Chatterton, pages 155-197 for full details of this action).

During the Second War the recipient became the first officer to command H.M.S. Belfast, and was serving aboard her when she was mined in October 1940.

This group was sold at Sothebys on 6 March 1986.