Lives of the First World War

29th April 1899 - 22nd September 1918

29:04:1899 Herries Knocker Dudley Scott was born at 21 Marine Parade, Cleadon Derlian, Durham His parents are John Dudley Scott and Evelyn Henrietta Knocker 19:06:1899 Herries was Baptised at St James Parish, Dover Father: John D Scott - gentleman Mother: Evelyn Henrietta D Scott 31:03:1901 Census - living at Castle Hill House, Dover, Kent Edward W Knocker 62 [1839] - HBCB Solicitor, Town Clerk Register of the Cinque Ports. Col Commandant 1st V B The Buffs Clara C Knocker 65 [1836] Reginald E Knocker 30 [1871] - Solicitor Capt 1st V B The Buffs Evelyn H D Scott 23 [1878] - daughter John Dudley Scott 26 [1875] - son in law Herries D Scott 1 - grandson Arurora D Scott 0 [1901] - granddaughter Vernon E Knocker 51 [1850] - Solicitor Major 1st V B The Buffs 14:08:1902 Death of John D Scott - Herries's father - of the "Priory" near Nailsworth, Gloucershire, died at Saddlewood near Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire Probate London 17 December to Charles Hepburn Scott esquire, Sir Edward Wollaston Nadir Knocker, Knight C B and Reginald Edward Knocker, Solicitor Effects £22185 11s 5d 04:04:1903 Herries's mother Evelyn married Robert Free Lush at St George's Chapel, Abemarle Street, Westminster 00:00:1910 Herries at Roydon Hall School, Diss, Norfolk 00:00:1912 Herries at Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire 15:04:1915 Private - working as a British Red Cross Society Volunteer at Beccles Red Cross Hospital as a night orderly [parent - Col Lush, Northgate Street, Beccles] 31:12:1916 Termination date 19:05:1917 Temporary Probationary Flight Officer - Kite Ballon 07:07:1917 Flight Sub Lieutenant 10:07:1917 Roehampton to North Queensbury Kite Balloon Station Since joining the Royal Flying Corps Herries reformed Balloon duties in HMS Chester, and where he saw a lot of service in the North Sea 01:04:1918 Lieutenant - with Kite Balloons 08:04:1918 RAF Kite Station North Queensbury to Roehampton [Herries address - Montagu House, Beccles] 16:04:1918 North Queensbury to RAF Cranwell 22:09:1918 Pilot - 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping Lieutenant Herries Knocker Dudley-Scott was killed in an accident flying in Airco DH6 A9669 - at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain The accident occurred on starting the aircraft and the machine failed to rise properly and crashed, killing Herries and the other occupant, Flight Cadet John Wilcock Herries is Laid to Rest in Beccles Cemetery His grave reference is 63.318 The inscription on his head stone is "Who dies if England Lives" 07:11:1919 Administration of Herries's Estate "Herries Knocker Dudley Scott of Montagu House, Beccles, Suffolk, Lieutenant Royal Air Force died 22:9:1918 at Stonehenge, near Salisbury Administration Ipswich 7 November to Evelyn Henrietta Lush [wife of Robert Free Lush] Effects £123 10s 0d" R I P

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