Edmund Barron Hartley
Surgeon Major, Cape Mounted Riflemen, South African Forces
- Register No.
- 540 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Surgeon Major all Surgeons →
- Unit
- Cape Mounted Riflemen, South African Forces all Cape Mounted Riflemen VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 June 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Basuto War
- London Gazette
- 7th October, 1881 on this day → all of 1881 →
- Born
- 6th May, 1847 at Ivybridge, Devon
- Died
- 20th March, 1919 at Ash, Hampshire
- Memorial / grave
- at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey
Digest of citation
On 5th June, 1879, during the Basuto War in South Africa, Surgeon Major Hartley attended the wounded under fire at the unsuccessful attack at Morosi's Mountain. From an exposed position, on open ground, he carried in his arms a wounded corporal of the Cape Mounted Riflemen. The Surgeon Major then returned under severe enemy fire in order to address the wounds of the other men of the storming party
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HARTLEY, Edmund Barron. (reg No. 540).
Surgeon Major. Cape Mounted Riflemen, South African Forces.
London Gazetted on 7th October, 1881.
Born on 6th May, 1847 at Ivybridge, Devon.
Died on 20th March, 1919 at Ash, Hampshire.
Memorial on grave at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: On 5th June, 1879, during the Basuto War in South Africa, Surgeon Major Hartley attended the wounded under fire at the unsuccessful attack at Morosi's Mountain. From an exposed position, on open ground, he carried in his arms a wounded corporal of the Cape Mounted Riflemen. The Surgeon Major then returned under severe enemy fire in order to address the wounds of the other men of the storming party.
Additional information:. Colonel Hartley was a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG).
Additional information
Colonel Hartley was a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG).
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey
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