Hamish Erskine

The Honourable
Hamish Erskine
Born
Hon. James Alexander Wedderburn St. Clair-Erskine

(1909-08-23)23 August 1909
White Waltham, Berkshire, England
Died17 December 1973(1973-12-17) (aged 64)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Other namesHamish St. Clair-Erskine
EducationEton College
Alma materOxford University
Parent(s)The 5th Earl of Rosslyn
Vera Mary St Clair-Erskine, Countess of Rosslyn
AwardsMilitary Cross

Maj. Hon. James Alexander Wedderburn "Hamish" St. Clair-Erskine MC (23 August 1909 – 17 December 1973) was a British soldier and Scottish aristocrat aesthete. Though he was homosexual, he was engaged to Nancy Mitford and inspired the male lead in her novel Highland Fling.

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