Edmund Barron Hartley VC CMG (6 May 1847- 20 March 1919) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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He was 32 years old, and a Surgeon Major in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, South African Forces during the Basuto War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 5 June 1879 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 dress the wounds of the other men of the storming party.
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He later achieved the rank of Colonel.
The medal
In 1955 the actual Victoria Cross medal was bought at Sotheby's for the then record price of £300.[1] It is now displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum (Aldershot, England).
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Brookwood Cemetery)
- Colonel E.B. Hartley
- The Brookwood Cemetery Society (Known Holders of the Victoria Cross Commemorated in Brookwood Cemetery)
