 According to historian Fabian Klose, Erskine's forces were responsible for multiple "war crimes" in Kenya.Erskine was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1950, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1952 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1955.From 1958 to 1963 he was Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Jersey.