Biography
Buchanan was born in Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire in Scotland, the son of Walter John Buchanan Sr (d. 1902), auctioneer, and his wife, Patricia, née McWatt (d. 1936). He was educated at the Glasgow Academy.
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