Tibet Medal. Bronze issue, no clasp (Cook Amru 23d Sikh Pioneers)

The recipient was an Indian non-combatant 'Follower' performing the important role of 'Cook', with the 23rd Sikh Pioneers, and infantry regiment of the British Indian Army

The 23rd Sikh Pioneers: Also known as the 'Mazhabi Pioneers', were primarily recruited from amongst the Mazhabi Sikh community domiciled in the Punjab state of India

As a regiment, the 23rd had an enviable record for hard campaigning reflective of their role as 'Assault Pioneers', and as borne out by the numerous battle honours earned by the regiment including overseas service in China during the Second Opium War; Abyssinia and later Afghanistan 1878-80 and in Tibet 1903-04. The honours and traditions of the 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) continue to be perpetuated in the Indian Army in 2025 through the descendent regiment, the Sikh Light Infantry
 
More than 95% of all 'Bronze' issue Tibet Medals issued - and now extant - were issued named to the Supply and Transport Corps - with very few bronzes issued and now surviving to the infantry regiments that deployed on the 'Younghusband Expedition' to Tibet 1903-4

Condition: About VF

Code: 25819