 After being present at the battles of Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman, he was transferred aboard ship as ADC to Lord George Paulet and was present aboard HMS "Bellerophon" for the naval attack on Sebastopol.He was awarded the Crimea Medal with four clasps, the Turkish medal, and the Order of the Medjidie (fifth class).In 1854, he was promoted major and left the Crimea the following year to serve as Assistant Quartermaster-General (AQMG) in Ireland as a lieutenant-colonel.