George Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff

Major General Sir George Kenneth Scott-Moncrieff KCMG, KCB, CIE (1855-1924) was a Scottish soldier and engineer.

Scott-Moncrieff joined the Royal Engineers in 1873 and served in Afghanistan from 1878-1880. He was an Instructor at the School of Military Engineering from 1893-1898. He was Commander of the Royal Engineers, China Expeditionary Force 1900-1901, taking part in the relief of Peking and the Waziristan expedition on the North West Frontier, India 1901-1902.

He was Assistant Director, Fortifications and Works, Army Headquarters 1909-1911, and Director, Fortifications and Works, War Office 1911-1918. He retired in 1918.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1901 for services in China, a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1907 Birthday Honours and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1915 Birthday Honours. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1918 for valuable services rendered in connection with the War