Date of birth:

December 7th, 1839 (Crediton/Devon, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

June 2nd, 1908 (Crediton/Devon, United Kingdom)

Nationality:

British

23 May 1858 : Ensign
9 December 1862: Lieutenant
27 May 1870: Seconded Captain
12 September 1879: Captain
13 March 1880: Major
21 May 1884: Major General
1 April 1891: Lieutenant General
24 June 1896: General

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Rank:

Captain

Awarded on:

1874

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

60th Rifles, British Army

Awarded on:

June 17th, 1879

"For his gallant conduct at the retreat at Inhlobana, on the 28th March, 1879, in having assisted, whilst hotly pursued by Zulus, in rescuing Captain C. D'Arcy, of the Frontier Light Horse, who was retiring on foot, and carrying him on his horse until he overtook the rear guard. Also for having on the same date and under the same circumstances, conveyed Lieutenant C. Everitt, of the Frontier Light Horse, whose horse had been killed under him, to a place of safety. Later on, Colonel Buller, in the same manner, saved a trooper of the Frontier Light Horse, whose horse was completely exhausted, and who otherwise would have been killed by the Zulus, who were within 80 yards of him."

Awarded on:

1882

Awarded on:

1885

Rank:

Temporary General

Awarded on:

May 26th, 1894

Period:

Second Boer War (1899-1902)

Rank:

General

Awarded on:

November 29th, 1900

Rank:

General

Awarded on:

1897

Rank:

General

Awarded on:

April 1901

Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Plymouth

Rank:

General

Awarded on:

December 1st, 1902

Honorary Freedom of the borough of Blandford

Battles of Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir.

Sudan 1884

2nd award

Sudan 1884

3rd award

Sudan 1884-5

4th award

Zulu war

5x

Period:

Second Boer War (1899-1902)

With clasp 1878-9

With clasps Tel-el-Kebir, El-Teb–Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Suakin 1885

Period:

Second Boer War (1899-1902)

With clasps: Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast

• - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24734/page/3966
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  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26516/page/3115/data.pdf
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  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25356/page/2278/data.pdf
  - "General Buller at Plymouth". The Times. No. 36427. 12 April 1901. blz. 8.
  - "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36940. London. 2 December 1902. blz. 10.

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Memorial General Sir Redvers Buller

Crediton - Devon