Edmund Barron Hartley (VC, CMG) 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.
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 June1879 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 pround, 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.
Winchcombe H HARTLEY was Colonel of the Royal Gloucestershire Militia, and MP for the County of Berkshire in the Parliaments of 1774-80-90.
Belvedere, where the Hartleys lived, is described as a "most beautiful spot, upon a high hill, at one of the extremities of the town of Bath, commanding an enchanting view of the Avon and all the surrounding country".
Edmund received 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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