Raymond C. W. Scott was born in Kent, in England and lived for many years in the Midlands near Birmingham. He did National Service in the Royal Navy and was later employed in the insurance industry in Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Immigrated to Australia in 1970 and joined the insurance industry in Melbourne.
Has lived with his wife Mary in Frankston, Victoria for 42 years and they became Australian citizens in 1976. They have two sons living in Australia, both are married and with families.
His first novel: The Man Who Had Five Lives was published by Amazon as an e-book in 2012.