Allied Warship Commanders

Herbert James Buchanan DSO, RAN

Born  10 Feb 1902Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Died  15 Mar 1965(63)Sydney NSW


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Ranks

31 Dec 1915Cadet
1 Jan 1920Mid.
1 May 1922A/S.Lt.
15 Nov 1922S.Lt.
15 Feb 1924Lt.
15 Feb 1932Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1938Cdr.
31 Dec 1944Capt.
10 Mar 1957Rear-Admiral (retired)


Retired: 9 Mar 1957

Decorations

16 Aug 1940Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
27 Aug 1940DSO
1 Jan 1946Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Jun 1953CBE

Warship Commands listed for Herbert James Buchanan, RAN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Valentine (i) (L 69)Cdr.Destroyer1 Feb 194015 May 1940
HMS Vanity (L 38)Cdr.Destroyer18 Jun 194024 Feb 1941
HMAS Norman (G 49)Cdr.Destroyer23 Jun 19431 Nov 1944
HMAS Napier (G 97)Cdr.Destroyer2 Nov 194420 Sep 1945

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