Peter Buchanan (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Peter Buchanan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 May 1925 Isle of Wight |
| Died |
23 November 2011 (aged 86)[1] Midhurst |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Devonshire |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Sir Peter William Buchanan KBE FNI MRIN (14 May 1925 – 23 November 2011) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.
Early life
Born on the Isle of Wight, he was the second son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Henry Theodore Buchanan and Gwendolen May Isobel (née Hunt). He was educated at Malvern College.[2]
His brother Leading Aircraftman James Gilliam Buchanan, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, died aged 19 on active service in Arizona, United States in 1943.[2]
Naval career
During the Second World War Buchanan served as a midshipman on HMS Anson and HMS King George V. On the latter ship he fought the Japanese in the Pacific and was in the region when the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[2]
From 1956 to 1958 he was on the staff of the Britannia Royal Naval College. He served on HMS Birmingham from 1958 to 1960. As Fleet Operations Officer in the Far East from 1963 to 1964 he was Mentioned in Despatches.[3]
Buchanan was given command of HMS Endurance in 1968.[4] He proved that the route now known as the Buchanan Passage can be used to reach Marguerite Bay from the North.[4]
He became Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1970 and, having been promoted to Rear Admiral, became Naval Secretary in 1976.[5] Following promotion to Vice Admiral, he was appointed Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1979.[5] He retired in 1982.[6]
Other
Buchanan was admitted as a Younger Brother of Trinity House in 1963.[3]
He was knighted in the Queen’s 1980 Birthday Honours, being awarded a KBE.[7]
In 1996 he served as Master of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.[8]
From 1997 to 2010 he was President of RNLI Selsey Lifeboat Station. A stained glass window commemorating his service was unveiled at the station on 4 October, 2017 by his widow Lady (Audrey) Buchanan.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "BUCHANAN - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". Announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- 1 2 3 Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Officers (1939–1945) : Profile of Sir Peter Buchanan.
- 1 2 Fraternity review
- 1 2 Australian Antarctic Data Centre
- 1 2 Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1983
- ↑ "No. 48212". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1980. p. 5.
- ↑ Guild of Freemen of the City of London
- ↑ "Selsey Lifeboat Station - News". Selseylifeboats.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ "Events from the Guild". Guild-freemen-london.co.uk. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Forbes |
Naval Secretary 1976–1978 |
Succeeded by Paul Greening |