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Friday, November 22, 2013

Sir Peter Buchanan, British admiral, died he was 86.

Vice Admiral Sir Peter William Buchanan KBE was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary died he was 86..

(14 May 1925 – 23 November 2011)

Early life

Born in Midhurst, West Sussex, he was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Buchanan and Gwendolen Isobel (née Hunt). He was educated at Malvern College.[2]

Naval career

Buchanan was given command of HMS Endurance in 1968.[3] He proved that the route now known as the Buchanan Passage can be used to reach Marguerite Bay from the North.[3] He became Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1970 and, having been promoted to Rear Admiral, became Naval Secretary in 1976.[4] Following promotion to Vice Admiral, he was appointed Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1979.[4] He retired in 1982.[5]
In 1996 he became Master of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.[6]


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