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Sir Erskine William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour 7th Baronet KG JP DL (born 29 October 1925) is a retired teacher and officer of the Royal Navy. He was Chief Scout of the United Kingdom from 1972 to 1982.Gladstone is the son of Sir Charles Gladstone 6th Baronet and a great-grandson of the former Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. He was educated at Eton and joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1943 and saw action in World War II.