Michael Scott

Major General Michael Ian Eldon Scott, (born 3 March 1941) is a retired British Army officer who took part in the Falklands War, and held the office of the Military Secretary of the British Army. In post-military life he was the Bar Council's Complaints Commissioner, and has published several books of history. Early life The only son of Lt. Col. Eric Surtees Scott, and Great-Grandson of John Scott, the 3rd Earl of Eldon, Scott received his formal education at Bradfield College in Berkshire, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He received a commission into the Scots Guards Regiment in 1960. Military career In 1965 he was made an equerry to the Duke of Gloucester. In 1966 he was appointed Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, before in 1968 becoming Aide-de-Camp to Earl Cathcart. In early 1981 he was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards.