Alexander Leslie-Melville, Lord Balgonie
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soldier.
He held the title of Lord Balgonie as a courtesy title
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; he was the eldest son of David-Leslie Melville
David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven
David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, 7th Earl of Melville was a Scottish peer and admiral.He entered the Royal Navy c. 1800; he became Rear Admiral in 1846, and Vice Admiral in 1858....
, 8th Earl of Leven
Earl of Leven
Earl of Leven is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1641 for Alexander Leslie. He was succeeded by his grandson Alexander, who was in turn followed by his daughters Margaret and Catherine...
, 7th Earl of Melville
Earl of Melville
Earl of Melville is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1690 for the Scottish soldier and statesman George Melville, 4th Lord Melville. He was made Lord Raith, Monymaill and Balwearie and Viscount of Kirkcaldy at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland...
. He served in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
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, and died in 1857 as a result of hard campaigning in the Crimean War
Crimean War
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