[Tibet. Younghusband expedition 1903-4.]

A bronze medal, showing the head of King Edward VII to the obverse, an image of the Potala Palace to the reverse above the words “Tibet 1903-4”, original clasp and ribbon, engraved to the edge “9 Yak Driver Chambi S & T Corps”; minor bruising to edge, else in very good condition.

The Tibet Medal was awarded in 1905 to members of the Tibet Mission under Sir Francis Younghusband. The mission turned into a rout at an early stage, when the British-Indian army overwhelmed a Tibetan force at Guru, fifty miles insides the Tibetan border. The Tibetan stronghold of Gyantse Dzong presented the only military obstacle to the invading forces on the road to Lhasa, and this fortress was taken in July 1904. Lhasa was finally reached 3 August 1904. The bronze medal was issued to camp followers, as in the present instance - a Yak driver with the Supply and Transport Corps.