Kammala wannan jumla: An haife shi na huɗu na Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke 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 basasa.
Yaƙin Opium na Biyu kuma ya yi aiki tare da Brigade na Naval a lokacin Tawayen Indiya na 1857.