Chargehand Engineer Sidney Ernest Scott was born on the 7th May 1890 and lived with his family in Shortstown from 1925 onwards. He had joined the service in 1921 and was one of the crew on board the R33 airship when it broke free of its moorings and drifted out to sea.
Tragically, lost his life in the loss of the R101 on 5th October 1930.