Patrick Walter Willingdon Graham (26 February 1915 – 31 May 1980) was a

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officer.

Naval career

Graham joined the

as a

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in 1932 and saw action in the

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as a signals officer and then, from 1943, as Flag Lieutenant to the Rear-Admiral Commanding the 1st Cruiser Squadron. After the War he was given command of the

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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

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HMS ''Tiger'' in April 1961. He went on to be Director of Naval Intelligence in January 1964.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Patrick 1915 births 1980 deaths Royal Navy rear admirals Directors of Naval Intelligence Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)