Admiral Sir Henry Tritton Buller, (30 October 1873 – 29 August 1960) was a Royal Navy officer, who commanded the Royal Yacht from 1921 to 1931. He served as an Extra Equerry to King George V, and, from 1932 till his death, he was a Groom-in-Waiting to the monarch.
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Early life and family
Henry Tritton Buller was born on 30 October 1873, the eldest son surviving into adulthood of Admiral Sir Alexander Buller and his wife, Emily Mary Tritton, daughter of Henry Tritton of Beddington, Surrey. The family were well-connected in the Navy and relatively wealthy, with a tradition of naval service. His father would eventually be appointed Commander-in-Chief, China Station, and his great-grandfather, James Buller, who died in 1830, was a Lord of the Admiralty in 1811 and later a Clerk to the Privy Council.
He married, in 1919, Lady Hermione Moray Stuart, daughter of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray, and had the following children:
Pilot Officer Alexander John Stuart Buller (1920–1940) of 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Commander Robin Francis Buller (1923–1956) of the Royal Navy.
Peter Henry Buller (born 1926).