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'''Alfred Edgar Buchanan''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommAU}} '''Alfred Edgar Buchanan''', D.S.O. (10 August, 1903 – ) served in the [[Royal Australian Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of {{LieutAU}} on 6 July, 1925.{{UBAlly|389}} | |||
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of {{ | Buchanan was promoted to the rank of {{LCommAU}} on 15 May, 1933.{{UBAlly|389}} | ||
Buchanan was | ==World War II== | ||
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of {{CommAU}} on 31 December, 1939.{{UBAlly|389}} | |||
Buchanan was granted the acting rank of {{CaptAU}} on 22 August, 1945. He was placed on the Retired List on 10 August, 1963.{{UBAlly|389}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alfred+Edgar+Buchanan Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Alfred+Edgar+Buchanan Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 19 December 2024
Commander Alfred Edgar Buchanan, D.S.O. (10 August, 1903 – ) served in the Royal Australian Navy.
Life & Career
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 6 July, 1925.[1]
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1933.[2]
World War II
Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1939.[3]
Buchanan was granted the acting rank of Captain on 22 August, 1945. He was placed on the Retired List on 10 August, 1963.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Alvord S. Rosenthal |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Waterhen 18 Jun, 1937[5] |
Succeeded by James H. Swain |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 298.
