Egypt Medal 1882-89
Date: 1882-1889
Campaign: Egypt Crisis 1882
Reciptent: Private W. Thompson
Services: British and Imperial
Medal Composite: Silver or Bronze
Clasps: 11
- Alexandria 11th July
- Tel-El-Kebir
- El-Teb
- Tamaai
- Suakin 1884
- The Nile 1884-85
- Abu Klea
- Kirkbekan
- Suakin 1885
- Gemaizah 1888
- Toski 1889
The medal shown was issued to 2645 Private W. Thompson of the 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment. The
medal obverse can be see depicted the 'veiled' head of Queen Victoria, whilst the reverse shows the
Sphinx with the date 1882 below, later conflicts of 1884 to 1889 were issued without this date.
The Egypt Medal is one of the 'great' Victorian medals, along with the Queen's South Afica Medal.
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