Lieutenant-Colonel William Pulteney saw action at the battles of Belmont, Modder River and Magersfontein. He was part of the march to Bloemfontein and Pretoria, and thereafter saw action at the battles of Diamond Hill and Belfast.
Late in 1900 he received the brevet promotion to Colonel.
He died on this day in 1941, 4 days before his 80th birthday.
