Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An haifi ɗan na huɗu na Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, Duke na 5 na Buccleuch, Charles Montagu Douglas Scott ya yi karatu a Kwalejin Radley kuma ya shiga Royal Navy a 1853. Ya yi aiki a cikin Bahar Maliya a 1855 yayin Yakin Crimea. Ya kuma shiga cikin yakin Fatshan Creek a 1857 a lokacin yakin Opium na biyu.
kuma ya yi aiki tare da Rundunar Sojan Ruwa a lokacin Harin Indiya na 1857.