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Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1899.<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>
 
Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1899.<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>
  
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Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 11}}
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Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1911.{{NLMar13|p. 11}} He was appointed to {{UK-Cornwall}} as executive officer on 5 January, 1912 and was mentioned in despatches for his service during the [[Battle of the Falklands]].  He was to remain in ''Cornwall'' until 25 April, 1917, when he was appointed to {{UK-Cyclops}}, additional, for special service on the staff of [[Orkneys and Shetlands|Vice-Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands]], [[Frederic Edward Errington Brock|Frederic E. E. Brock]].<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>
  
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Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917.<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>
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Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1917 and discharged from his staff assignment on 24 October, 1917 when he was appointed captain of the {{UK-Fox|f=t}}.  He would finished out the war in her, and quit the ship in March, 1919.<ref>Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/90.|}} f. 115.</ref>
  
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Buchanan-Wollaston was appointed in command of the {{UK-Calypso|f=t}} in September, 1921.
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==Post-War==
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Buchanan-Wollaston took {{UK-Caesar}} back to Devonport and paid her off in April, 1920 before starting studies at the Senior Officers' War Course at Greenwich from 7 March, 1921.  He remained at Greenwich until being appointed in command of the {{UK-Calypso|f=t}} of the {{UK-LCS|3}} in September, 1921.{{NMI|Tuesday, Sep 20, 1921; pg. 16; Issue 42830}}
  
 
In July, 1927, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}.
 
In July, 1927, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Carysfort|f=t}}.
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 6 April 2022

Vice-Admiral Herbert Arthur Buchanan-Wollaston, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (13 October, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Herbert Arthur Buchanan Wollaston was born in Kensington, London, the son of S. G. Wollaston, Esquire. He changed his name by hyphenating the last two names in June, 1903.[1]

Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1899.[2]

Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[3] He was appointed to Cornwall as executive officer on 5 January, 1912 and was mentioned in despatches for his service during the Battle of the Falklands. He was to remain in Cornwall until 25 April, 1917, when he was appointed to Cyclops, additional, for special service on the staff of Vice-Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands, Frederic E. E. Brock.[4]

Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1917 and discharged from his staff assignment on 24 October, 1917 when he was appointed captain of the second class protected cruiser Fox. He would finished out the war in her, and quit the ship in March, 1919.[5]

Post-War

Buchanan-Wollaston took Cæsar back to Devonport and paid her off in April, 1920 before starting studies at the Senior Officers' War Course at Greenwich from 7 March, 1921. He remained at Greenwich until being appointed in command of the light cruiser Calypso of the Third Light Cruiser Squadron in September, 1921.[6]

In July, 1927, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carysfort.

Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 6 April, 1928 and placed on the Retired List on the 7th.[7]

Buchanan-Wollaston was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral 31 December, 1932.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur G. Craufurd 		Captain of H.M.S. Fox
24 Oct, 1917[9] – Mar, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
James Burns
Preceded by
Edward Roynon-Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. Cæsar
25 Oct, 1919[11] – 23 Apr, 1920[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Claude Seymour 		Captain of H.M.S. Calypso
20 Sep, 1921[13] – Dec, 1922[14] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. Scott
Preceded by
G. Frederick B. Edward-Collins 		Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
16 Aug, 1926[15] – 10 Jan, 1927[16] 		Succeeded by
Philip G. Wodehouse
Preceded by
George L. Massey 		Captain of H.M.S. Carysfort
25 Jul, 1927[17] – 17 Apr, 1928[18] 		Succeeded by
Aubrey T. Tillard
Preceded by
Hubert S. Monroe
as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport 		Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport
25 Jul, 1927[19] – 17 Apr, 1928[20] 		Succeeded by
Edward B. Cloete

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  2. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
  4. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  5. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 20, 1921; pg. 16; Issue 42830.
  7. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  8. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  9. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  10. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  11. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  12. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  13. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  14. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  15. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  16. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  17. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  18. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  19. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.
  20. ↑ Buchanan-Wollaston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 115.

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