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John Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone

John Alexander Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone and 3rd Baron Elphinstone (22 March 1914 – 15 November 1975) was a British nobleman and serviceman during World War 2.

He was a son of Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone and Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon. He was a nephew of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

During the war he was a prisoner of war, and was one of the "prominente" held in Oflag IV-C (Colditz).

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