Alexander Leslie-Melville, Lord Balgonie

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Lord Balgonie in the Crimea, circa 1855
Lord Balgonie in the Crimea, circa 1855

Alexander Leslie-Melville, Viscount Balgonie (19. November 1831 – 29. August 1857) was a British soldier.

He held the title of Lord Balgonie as a courtesy title; he was the eldest son of David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, 7th Earl of Melville. He served in the Grenadier Guards, and died in 1857 as a result of hard campaigning in the Crimean War.

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