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Charles Forbes Buchan
Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Forbes Buchan Order of the British Empire, CBE Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), OStJ (1869-1954) was Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office during World War I and was, for many years, Honorary Treasurer of the Sea Cadet Corps (United Kingdom), Navy League and the ''Training Ship Stork'' at Hammersmith.Obituary in ''The Times'', 3 May 1954, p.8 He was invested Order of the British Empire, CBE in 1919 for his service during World War I and in 1939 was made an Order of Saint John (chartered 1888), Officer of St. John in recognition of his work for the Sea Cadet Corps (United Kingdom), Navy League.''The Eagle'', Magazine of Bedford Modern School, Summer 1954, Vol. XXIX No.6, p.483 Life Buchan was born in 1869, the son of Charles Forbes Buchan M.D., a military surgeon. He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1881 and 1885. Buchan was a Major in the Territorial Force Reserve in 1914 and served througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Colonel (United Kingdom)
Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to Major (United Kingdom), major, and subordinate to Colonel (United Kingdom), colonel. The comparable Royal Navy rank is Commander (Royal Navy), commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth air forces is Wing commander (rank), wing commander. The rank insignia in the British Army and Royal Marines, as well as many Commonwealth countries, is a crown above a Order of the Bath, four-pointed "Bath" star, also colloquially referred to as a British Army officer rank insignia, "pip". The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current one being the St Edward's Crown, Crown of St Edward. Most other Commonwealth countries use the same insignia, or with the state emblem replacing the crown. In the modern British Armed forces, the establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
