| Accession Number | E04978 |
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| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Date made | 20 August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Canadian Senior Chaplain Canon Frederick George Scott stands by the grave of his son, Captain ...
Description
Canadian Senior Chaplain Canon Frederick George Scott stands by the grave of his son, Captain (Cpt) Henry Hutton Scott, 87th Battalion Canadian Infantry at Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, east of Albert, France. Lt Scott was killed on 21 October 1916, aged 26, whilst leading an attack on the Regina Trench. In an article published by the Toronto Star in 1916, it is written that Senior Chaplain Scott searched for his son’s body after he died on the battle field. “night after night, assisted by his faithful batman, he refused the help of officers who were overwhelmed with their own work under shell fire, and dug among the hastily made graves, searching for his son’s remains. Finally he found young Scott, and with Fatherly tenderness carried him back to a quiet resting place behind the lines. There with his own hands he erected a cross and offered up a prayer to the god of battles. Brave father and brave son were united again for a brief moment.”