Orders, Decorations and Medals

Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (5490 Pte. W. Broker, 1st Bn. Ryl. Fuslrs.) official correction to service number, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £700-800

Ex Brian Ritchie Collection, D.N.W. 2 March 2005.

William Broker was born at Paddington, London, and attested for the Royal Fusiliers at Hounslow on 8 July 1896, aged 18 years. He deserted in June 1899 but rejoined one year later when he was tried, convicted and sentenced to 84 days imprisonment with hard labour. He went with his regiment to Burma in October 1901, moving to India in November 1903. Broker took part in the “Sikkim-Tibet Expedition” in 1904, including the action at Niani, operations at and around Gyantse, and the march to Lhassa. He returned to the U.K. in January 1905, and was discharged as a Lance-Corporal on 10 July 1909. With copied service papers.