Peter Graham (British Army officer)

Sir Peter Graham
Sir Peter Graham
Born	14 March 1937
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1956 - 1993
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands held	1st Bn the Gordon Highlanders; Ulster Defence Regiment; Eastern District; RMA Sandhurst; General Officer Commanding Scotland
Battles/wars	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation; Operation Banner
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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

Military career

Brought up in Fyvie in Aberdeenshire[1] and educated at St Paul's School in London and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Graham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1956.[2] He went on to be Adjutant of the 1st Bn of his Regiment in 1963[2] was mentioned in despatches for his services in Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in 1966.[3] In 1974 he was appointed Military Assistant to General Sir Cecil Blacker, the Adjutant-General to the Forces.[2]

He was made Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Gordon Highlanders 1976 and Chief of Staff at 3rd Armoured Division in 1978.[2] He went on to command the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1982[2] and was mentioned in despatches for his services in Northern Ireland in 1984.[4] He became Deputy Military Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in 1985 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1987.[2] In 1989 he was made Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[2] He became General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1991 and retired in 1993.[2]

Family

In 1963 he married Alison Mary Morren; they went on to have three sons.[2]

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.[5]

References

A war-time childhood in Fyvie BBC Scotland
Debrett's People of Today 1994
"No. 44196". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 December 1966. p. 13461.
"No. 49898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 October 1984. p. 13962.
Launch of Better Together Buchan (Local Group Launch Event) Better together, 3 November 2013

Military offices
Preceded by Charles Ramsay	General Officer Commanding Eastern District 1987–1989	Succeeded by William Evans
Preceded by Simon Cooper	Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1989–1991	Succeeded by Timothy Toyne Sewell
Preceded by Sir John MacMillan	GOC Scotland 1991–1993	Succeeded by Michael Scott

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[1] A war-time childhood in Fyvie BBC Scotland

[debrett-2] Debrett's People of Today 1994

[3] "No. 44196". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 December 1966. p. 13461.

[4] "No. 49898". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 October 1984. p. 13962.

[5] Launch of Better Together Buchan (Local Group Launch Event) Better together, 3 November 2013