John Buchanan (rugby union)

Sir John Buchanan (18 June 1896 – 19 February 1976) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was knighted in the Queen's 1961 Birthday Honours, as a Medical advisor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

John Buchanan
Birth nameJohn Cecil Rankin Buchanan
Date of birth(1896-06-18)18 June 1896
Place of birthBlantyre, Malawi
Date of death19 February 1976(1976-02-19) (aged 79)
Place of deathSevenoaks, England
Notable relative(s)John Buchanan, father
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1919
1920
1921
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921-25 16 (3)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Buchanan played for Stewart's College FP.[1]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District.[2]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 11 December 1920.[3]

He was due to play for the Provinces District against the Anglo-Scots but his place was instead taken by Robert Gallie of Glasgow Academicals.[4]

He played for Scotland Probables against Provinces District on 10 December 1921.[5]

International career

He played for Scotland 16 times from 1921 to 1925.[6]

Military career

In the First World War he joined the Black Watch, as a Lieutenant.[7] He was awarded the Mons Star.[8]

In the Second World War he joined the RAMC.[9]

Medical career

He went to Edinburgh University to study medicine.[10]

He was a Medical advisor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.[11]

He was an author of A Guide to Pacific Island Dietaries in 1947.[12]

Family

His father was John Buchanan (1855-1896), his mother Cecilia McKenzie Ferrie (1867-1941).

He married Ileene Belle Ferrier Roberts (1900-1990) in 1931, however they had no children.

References

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