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"Death of a Balaclava Hero," Inverness Courier, July 29, 1898, p. 6e. Archibald Patterson, 68, Aberdeen, a hero in the "Thin Red Line" under Sir Colin Campbell at Balaclava during Crimea, died Monday. A native of South Leith parish, he enlisted at age 17 on Apr. 14, 1848, and also served in Indian Mutiny and Frontier campaign. Obit says only three other members of "Thin Red Line" are now left in Aberdeen. |