| Yarde-Buller | Henry | | Captain | YARDE-BULLER, THE HONOURABLE HENRY, Captain, was born 2 November 1862, fourth son of the 1st Baron Churston and Charlotte Chandos-Pole, of Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. He was educated at Radley, and was gazetted to the Rifle Brigade as Lieutenant 12 November 1884; was ADC (extra) to the Governor of Bombay 19 May 1887 to April 1888, and extra ADC to GOC, Aldershot, 26 November 1896 to 31 December 1897. He was promoted Captain 15 October 1893; served in the Waziristan Expedition, 1894-95 (Medal and clasp); in the Sudan Expedition, 1898, including the Battle of Khartoum (Medal and clasp; Queen's Medal). After the Sudan Campaign he served with the Rifle Brigade in Crete, in the troublous times there in 1898-99, where he was appointed Governor of the district of Temenos. He served in the South African War of 1899-1902; was present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including action at Colenso; during opera-lions of 17 to 24 January 1900, and action at Spion Kop; during operations of 5 to 7 February 1900, and action at Vaal Kranz; in the operations on Tugela Heights (14 to 27 February 1900), and action at Pieter's Hill; during operations in Natal, March to June 1900, including action at Laing's Nek (6 to 9 June); during operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions at Belfast (26 and 27 August) and Lydenberg (5 to 8 September). He was mentioned in Sir R H Buller's Despatches, 30 March and 9 November 1900 [London Gazette, 8 February 1901], and received the Queen's Medal with five clasps, and the King's Medal with two clasps; was DAAG, Intelligence, 27 June 1900 to 2 September 1902, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "The Honourable Henry Yarde-Buller, Captain, Rifle Brigade. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were sent to the Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, and presented by the Duke of Cornwall and York 14 August 1901. The Honourable H Yarde-Buller was specially employed (Intelligence), Headquarters of Army, 8 October 1903 to 31 March 1904; as Staff Captain, Headquarters of Army, 1 April 1904 to 1 February 1905; was Military Attache, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Christiania, 12 March, to 16 May 1906, and Military Attache, Brussels, The Hague, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Christiania, 17 May 1906 to 25 June 1907. He was created Commander, Second Class, Dannebrog, 1906; Commander, Second Class, Epee; Commander, Second Class, St Olaf, and Commander, Second Class, Leopold. On 20 June 1907, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and in 1908 was created an MVO. He was Assistant Military Secretary to the GO Commanding-in-Chief the Forces in Ireland, 13 March 1910 to 9th May 1912, and he was promoted to Colonel 19 July 1911. From 10 May to 28 June 1912, he was specially employed at the War Office, and he was Military Attache (GSO) at Paris, Madrid and Lisbon, 29 June 1912 to 30 December 1915. Shortly after the outbreak of the European War, in September 1914, he was appointed Chief of the Military Mission to the French Army, which appointment he held from September 1914 till December 1916. He was Temporary Brigadier General from September 1914, and was created Commander of the Legion d'Honneur, 1910. From 28 December 1916, he was Military Attache (General Staff Officer). Christiania and Stockholm. He was created a CB in 1917, and a KBE in 1919. Sir H Yarde-Buller married, in 1902, Adelaide Maude Sophia, daughter of Colonel Charles Meeking, of Richings Park, Colnbrook.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | (Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade |
