| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Charles Forbes Buchan | |
| Honorific Suffix: | CBE OStJ |
| Birth Date: | 1869 |
| Death Date: | 30 April |
| Education: | Bedford Modern School |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Awards: | CBE Mentioned in Despatches (1) |
| Laterwork: | Hon. Treasurer of the Navy League Hon. Treasurer of Training Ship Stork |
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Forbes Buchan CBE OStJ (1869-1954) was Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office during World War I and was, for many years, Honorary Treasurer of the Navy League and the Training Ship Stork at Hammersmith.[1] [2] [3] He was invested CBE in 1919 for his service during World War I and in 1939 was made an Officer of St. John in recognition of his work for the Navy League.[2] [4] [5]
Buchan was born in 1869, the son of Charles Forbes Buchan M.D., a military surgeon.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1881 and 1885.[4]
Buchan was a Major in the Territorial Force Reserve in 1914 and served throughout World War I attaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel as Deputy Assistant Director at the War Office.[6] [4] He was mentioned in despatches and was made CBE in 1919 for valuable services rendered during the war.[2] [4] [5]
Buchan left the War Office in 1919 and was for many years thereafter Honorary Treasurer of the Navy League and a member of its executive committee during Lord Linlithgow's presidency and when Sir Cyril Cobb was Chairman of the executive committee.[1] [7] He was also Honorary Treasurer and Secretary of the Training Ship Stork at Hammersmith[1] [8] and in 1926 organised a fundraising Ball in aid of the ship at the Hyde Park Hotel in London.[9] In 1939 he was invested as an Officer of St. John for his work with the Navy League.[10] [4]
Buchan was a member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.[2] In 1898 he married Margaret Hume, the daughter of Captain Walter Hume of North Devon, who predeceased him.[2] Buchan died on 30 April 1954.[1] [4]