Alexander Carron Scrimger was the only son of late Francis Scrimger, who earned the Victoria Cross as a medical officer of the 14th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. His father earned the Victoria Cross in Ypres (Belgium) on 25 April 1915 for bravery in directing the evacuation of the wounded from his advanced dressing station under heavy enemy shelling. He carried a severely wounded officer to safety, and remained with him under fire until additional help could be obtained. Scrimger died in Montreal, Quebec, on 13 February 1937.