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Latest revision as of 18:19, 6 April 2022

Captain Frederic Gray Buchanan, O.B.E., R.N., Retired (21 September, 1887 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was born in Bromley, Kent.

Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1908.[1]

During the war, he navigated in H.M.S. Newcastle, Greenwich and Devonshire.

Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1916.

Post-War

Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1920. He travelled to Switzerland that year.

Buchanan was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 August, 1929.

Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Captain on 21 September, 1932.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
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Squadron Navigating Officer, First Cruiser Squadron
26 Jul, 1926[2]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 240.