Gazetted: 11 June 1879.
Investiture: 11 June 1879, Balmoral.
Other Decorations: GCB, CB, KCB, GCMG, CMG, KCMG.
Other Medals: Jubilee 1887 (silver), China with clasps Pekin 1860 and Taku Forts, Canada with clasps Fenian Raid 1866, Fenian Raid 1870 and Red River 1870, Africa with clasp Coomassie, Africa 1878-79, Egypt with clasps Tel El Kebir, Suakin 1884, El Tab Tamar, The Nile 1884-85. QSA with clasps Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Laings Nek and Belfast. Order of Osmanieh 3rd Class, Khedives Bronze Starr.
Location of Medals: RGJ Museum.

Personal: Was born at Downes, Devon, 1839; the son of John Wentworth Buller and Charlotte, daughter of Lord Henry Howard. He was educated at Eton. On 23 May 1858, Redvers Buller was gazetted Ensign in the 60th Rifles (2nd Battn), and thus began an exceptionally brilliant military career. In 1860 he served in the China Campaign and was present at the taking of the Taku Forts and at the advance upon Pekin. He received the Chinese Medal with two clasps. In 1870 he took part in the Red River Expedition, being gazetted Captain, and recommended for promotion to Brevet Major by Lord Wolseley, who once declared him to be the bravest man he had ever known. In 1873, he sailed with the Expeditionary Force to Ashanti as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General. He was frequently mentioned in Lord Wolseley's Despatches. On his return he was appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters. In 1878 Major Buller served through the Kaffir War. Commanded Frontier Light Horse. After Tabaka-Udoda recommended for repeated acts of gallantry by Lord Chelmsford. Received the Brevet of Lieut-Colonel. In 1879 he served in the Zulu War, and won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobana. Sir Evelyn Wood said he had "recommended him for the VC for having saved three lives, but he really won it a dozen times." Sir Evelyn Wood gives the following account of how Colonel Buller won his VC. "When the last of his troops had left the plateau, Buller was heard to say to Commandant Piet Uys, who was in command of thirty Dutchmen, "You go down, Piet; I'll stop here. And when you get to the bottom, halt some men to cover us as we come down." Turning then to Lieut. Everitt, of the Frontier Light Horse, he ordered him to halt ten men, who, as a covering party, were to descent last of all. Mr Everitt could only collect seven men, but these kept the Zulus back for some time, descending later with the enemy close upon them. Four of the little party were almost immediately killed, and Lieut. Everitt's horse was assegaied. Buller, now seizing Mr