Years of service 1956 - 1993 Allegiance United Kingdom | Role British Army officer Name Peter Graham | |
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Commands held 1st Bn the Gordon HighlandersUlster Defence RegimentEastern DistrictRMA SandhurstGeneral Officer Commanding Scotland Battles/wars Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationOperation Banner Awards Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire Battles and wars | ||
Lieutenant General Sir Peter Walter Graham KCB CBE (born 14 March 1937) was General Officer Commanding Scotland.
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Military career
Brought up in Fyvie in Aberdeenshire and educated at St Paul's School in London and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Graham was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1956. He went on to be Adjutant of the 1st Bn of his Regiment in 1963 was mentioned in despatches for his services in Borneo during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in 1966. In 1974 he was appointed Military Assistant to General Sir Cecil Blacker, the Adjutant-General to the Forces.
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 Ulster Defence Regiment in 1982 and was mentioned in despatches for his services in Northern Ireland 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.
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.