Eric Buchan
British Anglican archdeacon
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Eric Ancrum Buchan (6 November 1907 in Clifton, Bristol[1] – 27 April 2001 in Lingfield, Surrey[2]) was Archdeacon of Coventry[3] from 1965[4] to 1977.[5]
Eric Ancrum Buchan | |
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| Born | 6 November 1907 Clifton, Bristol |
| Died | 27 April 2001 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Coventry |
Buchan was born in Bristol and educated at the city's grammar school. Following a commission in the RAF[6] he studied at St Chad's College, Durham and was ordained in 1934.[7] After a curacy at Holy Nativity, Knowle, Bristol he became a wartime chaplain in the RAFVR.[8] He was Vicar of St Mark's with St Barnabas, Coventry from 1945 to 1959;[9] Rural Dean of Coventry from 1954 to 1963; and Rector of Baginton from 1963 to 1970. He was awarded the Silver Acorn for outstanding services to the Scout Movement in 1974.
