British expedition to Tibet, 1903-04

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  1. BereniceUK

    BereniceUK Well-Known Member

    The Younghusband Expedition, Tibet, 1904

    One of the most unusual memorials in the UK is dedicated to the memory of Captain J. C. P. Craster - the Craster Memorial Harbour, at Craster, Northumberland.

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  2. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

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    Sorry Bernice didn't see you had posted the link
     
  3. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    From an Ancestry family tree

    John Charles Pulleine Craster
    1871–1904
    BIRTH 26/5/1871 • Lesbury, Northumberland, England
    DEATH 28/6/1904 • Gyanstse, Tibet

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  4. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Possibly not Captain Craster's full medal entitlement, but here is the medal awarded for the campaign.

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  5. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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  6. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Here he is on the Tibet Medal Rolls. I knew these would come in handy one fine day. :)

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  7. BereniceUK

    BereniceUK Well-Known Member

    Here's the memorial plaque in Embleton church, Northumberland.

    IN LOVING MEMORY OF
    JOHN CHARLES PULLEINE CRASTER
    CAPTAIN 46TH PUNJABIS (ATTACHED 40TH PATHANS)
    WHO FELL IN ACTION AT THE TAKING OF
    GYANTSE, TIBET, JUNE 28TH 1904 AGED 33
    "I LOOK FOR THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD"

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    TD, is it okay if I take a copy of this photo for my own site?

     
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  8. BereniceUK

    BereniceUK Well-Known Member

    re. the last but one name on the list, Lieutenant C. L. Dunn - is that really "plague officer"?

     
  9. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    That is certainly what it says. I suppose dealing with the local disease potential was a massive consideration for the British Army fighting abroad, especially in the Far East, where the majority of casualties were down to things such as malaria, dysentery etc.
     
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  10. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Berenice

    As it is a public tree on Ancestry then I see no reason why you cannot use the copy of the photo

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  11. Maureene

    Maureene Well-Known Member

    There were major outbreaks of plague, also known as bubonic plague, in India in 1896-1897, and significant public health measures needed to be put in place to try and protect the general population, then and on an ongoing basis, for which the doctor mentioned above would have been in charge in his geographic area.

    There was also a significant plague in Hong Kong in 1894, for which a medal, The Hong Kong Plague Medal, 1894 was awarded to participants who helped, mainly men in the Shropshire Light Infantry.
    British Light Infantry Regiments

    Cheers
    Maureen
     
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