Charles Forbes Buchan
| Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Forbes Buchan CBE OStJ | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1869 |
| Died | 1954 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Awards | Mentioned in Despatches (1) |
| Other work |
Hon. Treasurer of the Navy League Hon. Treasurer of Training Ship Stork |
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Forbes Buchan CBE OStJ (1869-1954) was Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office during World War I and was, for many years, Honorary Treasurer of the Navy League and the Training Ship Stork at Hammersmith.[1][2][3] He was invested CBE in 1919 for his service during World War I and in 1939 was made an Officer of St. John in recognition of his work for the Navy League.[2][4][5][6]
Life
Buchan was born in 1869, the son of Charles Forbes Buchan M.D., a military surgeon.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1881 and 1885.[4]
Buchan was a Major in the Territorial Force Reserve in 1914 and served throughout World War I attaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel as Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office.[7][4] He was mentioned in despatches and was made CBE in 1919 for valuable services rendered during the war.[2][4][5]
Buchan left the War Office in 1919 and was for many years thereafter Honorary Treasurer of the Navy League and a member of its Executive Committee during Lord Linlithgow’s presidency and when Sir Cyril Cobb was Chairman of the Executive Committee.[1][8] He was also Honorary Treasurer and Secretary of the Training Ship Stork at Hammersmith[1][9] and in 1926 organised a fundraising Ball in aid of the ship at the Hyde Park Hotel in London.[10] In 1939 he was invested as an Officer of St. John for his work with the Navy League.[6][4]
Buchan was a member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.[2] In 1898 he married Margaret Hume, the daughter of Captain Walter Hume of North Devon, who predeceased him.[2] Buchan died on April 30th, 1954.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Obituary in The Times, 3 May 1954, p.8
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Whos Who, Men and Women of the Time, 1935". Mocavo.
- ↑ "Oxford Index Search Results".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Eagle, Magazine of Bedford Modern School, Summer 1954, Vol. XXIX No.6, p.483
- 1 2 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31377/supplement/6979/data.pdf
- 1 2 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34586/page/53/data.pdf
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30163/supplement/6646/data.pdf
- ↑ The Times, p.7, June 12, 1926
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31511/supplement/10542/data.pdf
- ↑ The Times, Court Circular, May 14, 1926, p.4