Thomas Patrick David Scott

Major-General Thomas Patrick David Scott, (1 March 1905 – 30 July 1976) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career Scott was born in Punjab Province (British India) on 1 March 1905, the son of Thomas Edwin Scott, who was an officer in the British Indian Army. Scott was sent to England where he was educated at Blundell's School before he entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 30 August 1924, alongside Kendal Chavasse.

The outbreak of the Second World War found Scott as a student at the Staff College, Camberley, with Chavasse as one of his fellow students. He briefly became brigade major of the 147th Infantry Brigade. As the Commanding Officer of 38th (Irish) Brigade he was the British representative at the negotiations with Milan Basta, a political commissar of the Yugoslav National Army, on 15 May 1945 that led to the surrender of Croatian armed forces and civilians prior to the Bleiburg repatriations.

His service in the war was recognised with his appointment as Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was also appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order with bar.

After the war he became commandant of the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness in 1948, commander of 107th (Ulster) Brigade in 1950 and Deputy Adjutant-General Middle East Land Forces in 1952. before retiring in 1959. and as Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh from 1971 to 1976.