Francis Younghusband

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Sir Francis Younghusband
Francis Younghusband c. 1905
Birth name	Francis Edward Younghusband
Born	31 May 1863 Murree, Punjab, British India
Died	31 July 1942 (aged 79) Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1881–1919
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles / wars	British Expedition to Tibet First World War
Awards	Order of the Star of India Order of the Indian Empire Charles P. Daly Medal (1922) MacGregor Medal[1]
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Spouse(s)	Helen Augusta Magniac

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI KCIE (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by himself, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and president of the Royal Geographical Society.