Scott, Fredrick Arthur

Fredrick Arthur Scott was born in 1914 to Alfreda and William Scott. Fredrick attended Llewellyn Hall between 1926 and 1930, and McGill University between 1933 and 1938, where he received a Bachelor of Science. In 1939-1940, Fredrick completed his training with the Royal Canadian Air Force, 30 (R.A.F) Squadron, and was deployed to Egypt. Piloting a Spitfire, Pilot Officer Scott was carrying out fighter protection duties over a British convoy, en route to Tobruch when he was shot down in late January 1942. His body was recovered by HMS Hotspur, and Scott received a naval burial at sea, March 5th, 1942. A memorial to Scott is at the El-Alamein War Cemetery, in El-Alamein Egypt.