Robert James Buchanan

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Commander (retired) Robert James Buchanan, D.S.O. (26 March, 1881 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1902.[1]

Buchanan was appointed in command of the destroyer Leopard on 10 July, 1907.[2]

Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1910.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Hydra on 23 May, 1912.[4]

Post-War

Buchanan was appointed to the training ship Eaglet on 6 June, 1919. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 5 August, 1919, to be granted a step in rank upon reaching his fortieth birthday. Buchanan was accordingly promoted to the rank of Commander on 26 March, 1921.[5]

World War II

In 1942, Buchanan was diagnosed with glaucoma at the Royal London Ophthalmology Hospital.[6]

Buchanan was reverted to the Retired List as medically unfit on 27 February, 1943.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William J. Scott
Captain of H.M.S. Hunter
28 May, 1906[8] – Jan, 1907
Succeeded by
Walter G. Jones
Preceded by
Percy Crabtree
Captain of H.M.S. Fervent
1 Jan, 1907[9]
Succeeded by
Henry M. Fothergill
Preceded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard
10 Jul, 1907[10]
Succeeded by
Reginald E. Marcon
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Hydra
23 May, 1912[11]
Succeeded by
Francis G. Glossop
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Celandine
12 Mar, 1916[12]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 July, 1907. Issue 38380, col D, p. 12.
  3. Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 333.
  5. Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
  6. Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
  7. Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
  8. The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 328.
  9. The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 313-15.
  10. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 9 July, 1907. Issue 38380, col D, p. 12.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394r.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1920). p. 743.


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