of major, but later relinquished his appointment on 2 April 1919. Personal life Buchanan spent part of his life living in the Buckinghamshire village of Bledlow Ridge for some time. He married Nancy Isabel Bevan, and together they had four children: John David Buchanan MBE (headmaster of Oakham School, 1958–1977); Mary Elizabeth Ward, née Buchanan; Peter Alexander Buchanan; and Arthur Geoffrey Buchanan (who died fighting in North Africa, 1943). Buchanan died in St John's Wood, London on 31 October 1969. He was the nephew of Edward Leigh. References External links John Buchanan at ESPNcricinfo John Buchanan at CricketArchive 1887 births 1969 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Free Foresters cricketers Buckinghamshire cricketers British Army personnel of World War I Grenadier Guards officers Recipients of the Military Cross Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Emigrants from Cape Colony to the United Kingdom