1899 - 1984 (85 years)
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Name |
Donald Cardross Flower Erskine |
Prefix |
Lt.-Col. |
Birth |
3 Jun 1899 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
26 Jul 1984 [1] |
Person ID |
I72648 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
2 Jun 2020 |
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Notes |
- 1 - Lt.-Col. Donald Cardross Flower Erskine, 16th Earl of Buchan was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England . He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England . He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 9th Lancers. He fought in the Second World War. He succeeded to the title of 7th Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, co. Cornwall [U.K., 1806] on 9 February 1957. He succeeded to the title of 16th Lord Auchterhouse [S., 1469] , 11th Lord Cardross [S., 1610] and 16th Earl of Buchan [S., 1469] on 18 December 1960.
[ http://www.thepeerage.com/p18686.htm#i186855 ]
2 - Hon. Donald Flower Cardross Erskine [19th Lancers; b. 1899; m. 1927, Christina, d. of Lloyd Baxendale, Greenham Lodge, Newbury]
[ Whos who 1928 p.935 ]
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Sources |
- [S691] Darryl Lundy, The Peerage, (Compiler: Darryl Lundy ('darryl.lundy','xtra.co.nz');
128 Heke Street, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND).
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