A Latter-day Saint at the Imperial School of Instruction, Egypt

Charles Scott's time in the British Army, 1914-1919

In August 1915, English soldier Charles Scott lay in a hospital bed in Malta nauseous, sweating, and in great discomfort. Like many other British soldiers fighting in the Mediterranean, he had contracted typhoid fever and was having a hell of a time with it. While in his bed, upsetting news reached the Scott family that his older brother, Elijah, had di…