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W. BALFOUR BAIKIE

W. BALFOUR BAIKIE (1825-1864), an Orcadian, born at Kirkwall, surgeon in the Royal Navy; was attached to the Niger Expedition in 1854, and ultimately commanded it, opening the region up and letting light in upon it at the sacrifice of his life; died at Sierra Leone.


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