Patrick Graham
Born26 February 1915
Died31 May 1980 (1980-06-01) (aged 65)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankRear-Admiral
Commands heldHMS Diana
HMS Tiger
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross

Rear-Admiral Patrick Walter Willingdon Graham, CBE, DSC (26 February 1915 – 31 May 1980) was a Royal Navy officer.

Naval career

Graham joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1932 and saw action in the Second World War as a signals officer and then, from 1943, as Flag Lieutenant to the Rear-Admiral Commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron.[1]

After the War he was given command of the destroyer HMS Diana in 1957 and became Chief of Staff to the acting Commander, Allied Naval Forces Northern Europe in 1960 before becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Tiger in April 1961.[2] He went on to be Director of Naval Intelligence in January 1964.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Graham, Patrick Walter Willingdon". Unit histories. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 14 November 2015.
Military offices Preceded bySir Norman Denning Director of Naval Intelligence 1964–1965 Succeeded byPost Disbanded
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