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Sir Peter Walter Graham (born 14 March 1937) was General Officer Commanding Scotland.

Military career

Brought up in

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in Aberdeenshire and educated at St Paul's School in

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and the

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, Graham was commissioned into the

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in 1956.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He went on to be adjutant of the 1st Bn of his regiment in 1963 was mentioned in despatches for his services in

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during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in 1966. In 1974 he was appointed military assistant to General Sir Cecil Blacker, the

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. He was made commanding officer of 1st Bn the Gordon Highlanders 1976 and chief of staff at 3rd Armoured Division in 1978. He went on to command the

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in 1982 and was mentioned in despatches for his services in

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in 1984. He became deputy military secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1985 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1987. In 1989 he was made Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He became General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1991 and retired in 1993.

Family

In 1963 he married Alison Mary Morren; they went on to have three sons. His brother is the former Lord Mayor of London, Sir Alexander Graham.

Scottish Independence Referendum

He is a supporter of a 'No' vote in the 2014 referendum and is listed as a speaker at the launch of the Better Together Buchan campaign group on 9 November 2013.Launch of Better Together Buchan (Local Group Launch Event)
Better together, 3 November 2013

References

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