Comments on: Following Younghusband to Lhasa http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/ The China History Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:30 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: sandra moore http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-171534 sandra moore Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:02:14 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-171534 my grandfather was on the Tibet expedition with Younghusband and received a medal which has been lost long ago. I would like to trace the medal, find out more about his army records (he was also at the Delhi Durbar) and would like to see any photos. Can anyone kindly give me some hints on where to start. His regiment, The Royal Fusiliers suggests the National Archives., my grandfather was on the Tibet expedition with Younghusband and received a medal which has been lost long ago. I would like to trace the medal, find out more about his army records (he was also at the Delhi Durbar) and would like to see any photos. Can anyone kindly give me some hints on where to start. His regiment, The Royal Fusiliers suggests the National Archives.,

]]> By: sandra moore http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-171533 sandra moore Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:59:19 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-171533 my grandfather William Stoten was a private on the expedition. He received the Tibet medal but it has become lost over the years. I would like to trace anyone who might have the medal and would like to see his army records and photos ,as he also was at the Delhi Dubar. Has anyone any hints on where to start. His Regiment, the Royal Fusiliers, cannot help. many thanks my grandfather William Stoten was a private on the expedition. He received the Tibet medal but it has become lost over the years. I would like to trace anyone who might have the medal and would like to see his army records and photos ,as he also was at the Delhi Dubar. Has anyone any hints on where to start. His Regiment, the Royal Fusiliers, cannot help.

many thanks

]]> By: sandra moore http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-171221 sandra moore Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:15:43 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-171221 my grandfather was also on the exepedition and I would also like to find out more on his role. Did you have any luck in finding other sources of information?. my grandfather was also on the exepedition and I would also like to find out more on his role. Did you have any luck in finding other sources of information?.

]]> By: richard smyth http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-169020 richard smyth Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:41:42 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-169020 my great grandfather was called robert henry and was on this expedition.he was a major when he retired but i don't know what rank he held on the expedition.do you know of a source where i could find his name.i have a sketch of lhasa city from my great grandfather and i wonder who may have drawn it.any help would be much appreciated.thanks very much,richard smyth my great grandfather was called robert henry and was on this expedition.he was a major when he retired but i don’t know what rank he held on the expedition.do you know of a source where i could find his name.i have a sketch of lhasa city from my great grandfather and i wonder who may have drawn it.any help would be much appreciated.thanks very much,richard smyth

]]> By: Mark St Giles http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-166432 Mark St Giles Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:41:56 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-166432 My grandfather, Major Valentine Giles, RE was also on the Younghusband expedition. I have his medals including the campaign medal struck for the expedition. Do you know the excellent book by Perceval Landon,Lhasa an Account of the country and people of central Tibet? He was the Times correspondent who accompanied the expedition My grandfather, Major Valentine Giles, RE was also on the Younghusband expedition. I have his medals including the campaign medal struck for the expedition. Do you know the excellent book by Perceval Landon,Lhasa an Account of the country and people of central Tibet? He was the Times correspondent who accompanied the expedition

]]> By: Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-154109 Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog Tue, 05 May 2009 11:26:51 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-154109 [...] is doing a liveblog of the Tiananmen demonstrations for the 20th anniversary.  Liveblogs of the Younghusband Expedition and the Boxer Uprising are still going on. What will be [...] [...] is doing a liveblog of the Tiananmen demonstrations for the 20th anniversary.  Liveblogs of the Younghusband Expedition and the Boxer Uprising are still going on. What will be [...]

]]> By: Field Force to Lhasa http://www.froginawell.net/china/2009/03/following-younghusband-to-lhasa/comment-page-1/#comment-149805 Field Force to Lhasa Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:38:06 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/?p=1217#comment-149805 [...] April 4th, 2009 Field Force to Lhasa 1903-04 Captain Cecil Mainprise accompanied General Sir Francis Younghusband's expedition to Tibet in 1903. He wrote 50 letters home which trace the expedition’s progress into Tibet. Read this insider's account on the day they were written some 105 years later. Final post is 18 November 2009. [Via] [...] [...] April 4th, 2009 Field Force to Lhasa 1903-04 Captain Cecil Mainprise accompanied General Sir Francis Younghusband’s expedition to Tibet in 1903. He wrote 50 letters home which trace the expedition’s progress into Tibet. Read this insider’s account on the day they were written some 105 years later. Final post is 18 November 2009. [Via] [...]

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