Egypt Medal

Once in Egypt, the British became involved in the conflicts in the Sudan, which Egypt had occupied since the 1820s. All recipients of the Egypt Medal were also eligible for one of the four versions of the Khedive's Star.

• Name — Egypt Medal • Presenter — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland • Type — Campaign medal • Eligibility — British and Indian forces. • Awarded For — Campaign service • Campaign — Egypt • Description — Silver, 36 mm in diameter • Clasps — * Alexandria 11 July • Tel-El-Kebir • Suakin 1884 • El-Teb • Tamaai • El-Teb-Tamaai • The Nile 1884–85 • Abu Klea • Kirbekan • Suakin 1885 • Tofrek • Gemaizah 1888 • Toski 1889 • Established — 17 October 1882 • Related — Khedive's Star • Image2 Size — 110px • Caption2 — Ribbon bar of the medal

A total of 13 clasps were awarded, two for the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and eleven for service in the Sudan between 1884 and 1889: • Alexandria 11 July (1882) • Tel-El-Kebir (13 September 1882) • Suakin 1884 (19 February – 26 March 1884) • El-Teb (29 February 1884) • Tamaai (13 March 1884) • El-Teb – Tamaai (29 February & 13 March 1884) For those present at both battles • The Nile 1884–85 For service south of Assouan on or before 7 March 1885 as part of the expedition to relieve General Gordon, then under siege at Khartoum • Abu Klea (17 January 1885) Only awarded in conjunction with clasp The Nile 1884–85 • Kirbekan (10 February 1885) Only awarded in conjunction with clasp The Nile 1884–85 • Suakin 1885 (1 March – 14 May 1885) • Tofrek (22 March 1885) Only awarded in conjunction with clasp Suakin 1885 • Gemaizah 1888 (20 December 1888) • Toski 1889 (3 August 1889) Medals without clasp were awarded to: • those who served in Egypt between 11 July and 14 September 1882, but were not present at the bombardment of Alexandria or the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir; • all troops employed south of Wadi Halfa between 30 November 1885 and 11 January 1886 and south of Korosko on 3 August 1889.

While most of those who received the Egypt Medal were members of the British Regular Army or Royal Navy, other recipients included: • Seventeen nurses who received the medal without clasp for their services in 1882 at Alexandria, Ismailia and in the hospital ship Carthage, including three awarded to foreign nurses. These were the first British campaign medals awarded to women, although a number of South Africa Medals were later awarded to nurses for the earlier 1877–79 campaign. • 392 medals with clasp 'The Nile 1884–85', awarded to Canadian voyageurs employed on the Nile, of whom 46 also received the 'Kirbekan' clasp. This was the first overseas expedition by Canadians in a British imperial conflict. Employed as civilians who did not wear uniform, the voyageurs included 86 members of the First Nations, mostly Caughnawaga. • 720 medals with clasp 'Suakin 1885', awarded to a force from New South Wales. This was the first occasion that Australian units were sent overseas and served alongside Imperial troops. While few members of the Egyptian Army participated in earlier Sudanese campaigns, the majority of troops who received 'Gemaizah 1888' and 'Toski 1889' clasps belonged to the Egyptian Army, including newly raised Sudanese battalions, with one squadron of the 20th Hussars being the only British unit present at Toski.

Egypt Medal is associated with United Kingdom.