Scott, Blayney Edmund
| Birth Name | Scott, Blayney Edmund |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 28 years, 2 months, 28 days |
Narrative
Along with his brothers Matthew and Gilling, Blayney volunteered for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force at the start of WWI. In 1916 he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an Officer. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for an action in which he climbed onto the wing of his aircraft to plug a bullet hole in the petrol tank.
In a letter home dated Oct. 1918 he described another incident
"They shot our old bus to pieces but luckily didn't hit my pilot and only managed to get me with the last burst as we crossed the lines.... the kid [pilot] sure had them buffaloed to a fare-thee-well... The kid kept his head all hte time and the next thing I knew I was in a dressing station and they were cutting my clothes off. He sure is a wonder that kid and landed me 300 yds from a Field Hospital. The fact that he did, making a perfect landing in a machine that was a 'write off' was the one thing that saved my bacon..."
He returned home but died of war-related injuries.
According to the obituary notice of his father in The Daily Colonist (May 1, 1928), the injuries were related to poison gas, but this may be in error.
Events
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| Birth | August 12, 1891 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
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| Death | November 9, 1919 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
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| Burial | Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Block: P Plot: 91 W S | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Scott, Henry John | May 5, 1861 | April 29, 1928 | |
| Mother | Maynard, Gertrude Eva | December 2, 1864 | October 14, 1949 | |
| Scott, Blayney Edmund | August 12, 1891 | November 9, 1919 | ||
| Brother | Scott, Matthew Henry | February 7, 1893 | May 23, 1961 | |
| Brother | Scott, William Gilling | August 1, 1894 | March 1, 1989 | |
| Sister | Scott, Anna Gertrude | December 23, 1895 | February 3, 1991 | |
| Sister | Scott, Elizabeth Eva | December 14, 1897 | May 16, 1937 | |
| Sister | Scott, Constance Katherine | February 24, 1900 | October 25, 1995 | |
| Brother | Scott, Thomas Brainerd | July 9, 1903 | July 7, 1999 | |
| Brother | Scott, Stewart Dacre | November 23, 1909 | November 15, 2003 |
