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Name: Laurence Henry Scott
Military Cross (MC)
Country: England
Rank: Captain
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Unit: 20
Victories: 6
Born: 09 March 1896
Place of Birth: Chipping Barnet, Suffolk, England
Died:  
Place of Death:  
 
 
Laurence Henry Scott was living in St. Stephen, Hertfordshire in 1901. His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1896 at West Ham.
 
Military Cross (MC)
2nd Lt. Laurence Henry Scott, Midd'x R.
   For conspicuous gallantry in action. He and his pilot pursued a hostile aeroplane for some six miles into the enemy's territory and there shot it down. He has on many previous occasions done very fine work.
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 29 Jul 1916 1215 20 F.E.2b (A22) 1 Rumpler C (DES) Zandvoorde
2 31 Jul 1916 1135 20 F.E.2b (A22) 1 LVG C (DES) Ypres
3 31 Aug 1916 1025 20 F.E.2b (A19) 1 Fokker D (OOC) Langemarck
4 24 Sep 1916 1210 20 F.E.2b (A39) 1 Fokker D (DES) 2 Rumbeke
5 16 Oct 1916 0905 20 F.E.2b (A39) 1 LVG C (OOC) Dadizeele
6 21 Oct 1916 1200 20 F.E.2b (A39) 1 Fokker D (DES) Comines

1 Pilot Capt George Reid
2 Shared with Lt A D Pearce & 2Lt W F Findlay (A19)
 
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