At ▁Oxford ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁en chant ing ▁looks ▁– ▁m isch iev ous , ▁tw ink ling ▁eyes , ▁sl ant ing ▁e y eb rows . ▁He ▁was ▁slight ▁of ▁build , ▁well ▁dressed , ▁gay ▁as ▁gay , ▁always ▁sn obb ish ▁however , ▁and ▁ter rib ly ▁conscious ▁of ▁his ▁nob ility ▁[...] ▁the ▁to ast ▁of ▁the ▁university ." ▁At ▁Oxford ▁he ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁Ev ely n ▁W augh . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁became ▁a ▁Major ▁in ▁the ▁Cold stream ▁Gu ards , ▁esc aping ▁from ▁a ▁prison ▁camp ▁and ▁walking ▁through ▁Italy ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Al lied ▁troops . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Military ▁Cross ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁together ▁with ▁Anthony ▁Rh odes , ▁he ▁translated ▁T apest ries ▁by ▁Mer cedes ▁V iale ▁Ferr ero . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁d ame ▁de ▁compagnie ▁to ▁D ais y ▁Fellow es ▁and ▁En id ▁Ken m are . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Ham ish ▁St . ▁Cla ir - Er sk ine ▁was ▁gay , ▁but ▁never theless , ▁Nancy ▁Mit ford ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁un re qu ited ▁love ▁that ▁she ▁attempted ▁suic ide ▁and ▁wrote ▁her ▁first ▁novel , ▁High land ▁F ling : ▁the ▁male ▁lead ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁St . ▁Cla ir - Er sk ine . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2