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• Balfour, Arthur James    b. July 25, 1848  d. March 19, 1930
  Prime Minister, 1902-1905.
  Whittingehame (near Dunbar), Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland
  Plot: Balfour Family plot
   
• Cadell, Thomas    b. September 5, 1835  d. April 6, 1919
  British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. He served as a Colonel in The 2nd Bengal European Fusiliers, later The Royal Munster Fusilers. He was awarded his Medal for service during the Indian Mutiny on June 12, 1857.
  Tranent Churchyard, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
   
• Grieve, John    b. May 3, 1821  d. December 1, 1872
  Crimea War British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the 2nd Dragoons, Royal Scot Greys. On October 25, 1854, in a Heavy Cavalry charge at Balaclava, Crimea, his lead officer was surrounded by Russian cavalry and in great danger. Sergeant Major Grieve rode up to his rescue, cutting off the head of one Russian and dispersing the others. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal in December 1854 and later achieved the rank of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Saint Michael's Churchyard, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland
   
• Meikle, Andrew   b. May 5, 1719  d. November 27, 1811
  Scottish millwright and inventor of the first effective drum threshing machine for removing the husks from grain. This design is still used in today's machines.
  Prestonkirk Parish Church Graveyard, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
   
• Menotti, Gian Carlo   b. July 7, 1911  d. February 1, 2007
  Composer, Librettist, Theatre and Festival Director. Probably 20th Century America's most successful creator of opera. His eclectic but dramatically effective style united contemporary drama with traditional Italian operatic form. Menotti's most famous work is the short Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" (1951). He won Pulitzer Prizes in music for "The Consul" (1950) and "The Saint of Bleecker Street" (1954), and wrote the libretto for Samuel Barber's opera "Vanessa" (1958). Born...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Yester Kirk, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
   
• Milne, Adm. Archibald Berkeley   b. June 2, 1855  d. July 5, 1938
  British Admiral. Born into a family with distinguished service in the Royal Navy, he was the grandson of Vice Admiral Sir David Milne and the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne (First Baronet, Milne of Inveresk). He entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1869, which marked the beginning of a career spanning 50 years of service. He was rated a Midshipman in 1870, commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant in 1875, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1876. He was stationed aboard HMS Active when he...[Read More] (Bio by: wildgoose)
  Saint Michael's Churchyard, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland
   
• Robertson, William    b. February 27, 1865  d. December 6, 1949
  Boer War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in the Gordon Highlanders, British Army. On October 21, 1899, at the Battle of Elandslaagte, Africa, during the final advance on the enemy's position, Sergeant Major Robertson led each successive rush, exposing himself to the enemy's artillery and rifle fire. After the main position had been captured, he led a small party to seize the Boer camp. Though exposed to cross-fire from the enemy's rifles, he held on to the position...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Portobello Cemetery, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
   

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