page_title: Redvers Buller
section_title: Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Redvers Buller / Monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: The Buller Memorial in Crediton Parish Church, in memory of General Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908) VC, GCB, GCMG, of Downes House in the parish of Crediton. He married Lady Audrey Jane Charlotte Townshend (d.1926), a daughter of John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend. The arms of Buller are shown at left; the arms of Buller impaling Townshend (quartering de Vere) are shown at right. Shown at left (top to bottom) are the arms of: Exeter, Plymouth: Argent, a saltire vert between four castles sable, Penzance, Southampton; Shown at right (top to bottom) are the arms of Redruth, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Worshipful Company of Carpenters, Worshipful Company of Skinners. (Source: https://www.creditonparishchurch.org.uk/history/the-buller-memorial/)
context_page_description: General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, VC, GCB, GCMG was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa during the early months of the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded the army in Natal until his return to England in November 1900.
context_section_description: His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum in Winchester, England.
caption: Monument in Holy Cross Church, Crediton, to Redvers Buller
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