Sir Erskine William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, 7th Baronet (29 October 1925 – 29 March 2018) was a teacher and an officer in the Royal Navy.

He was educated at Eton, and joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1943 and saw action in World War II, mainly based on destroyers in the Indian Ocean.

Upon leaving the navy (with the rank of lieutenant), he studied at Christ Church, Oxford and received an honours degree in history.

Rosamund was daughter of Major Robert Alexander Hambro and Barbara Jessica Hardy Beaton.

[2] During his tenure he took special interest in the development of Scouting in deprived areas, particularly the inner cities and new housing estates.