Graham was born in
London on 14 March 1937. He was brought up in
Fyvie in
Aberdeenshire, and educated at
St Paul's School in London and the
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Graham was
commissioned into the
Gordon Highlanders in 1956. He went on to be adjutant of the 1st battalion of his regiment in 1963 In 1974 he was appointed military assistant to
General Sir Cecil Blacker, the
Adjutant-General to the Forces. He became deputy military secretary at the
Ministry of Defence in 1985 and
General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1987. In 1989 he was made
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He became
General Officer Commanding Scotland and
Governor of Edinburgh Castle in 1991 and retired in 1993. ==Personal life and death==