Khedive's Egyptian Star 1882-91, awarded to General Sir Cecil Macready, Gordon Highlanders

Bronze star with, on the obverse, the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, within a circlet bearing the inscription 'Egypt 1882' and the Khedive's name and date in Arabic; on the reverse, a royal monogram, 'TM', surmounted by a crown, with a suspension bar with crescent and star.

Tewfik Mahommed, the Khedive (Ruler) of Egypt, presented a bronze star to all the British personnel who took part in the suppression of Arabi Pasha's rebellion in Egypt in 1882. The star was then reissued for the subsequent campaigns in Egypt and Sudan between 1884 and 1891.

General Sir Cecil Frederick Nevill 'Make-Ready' Macready was born on 7 May 1862. The son of an actor, he was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1881. He served in the Egyptian War of 1882, staying on with the military police in Alexandria until 1889. Macready was promoted to major in 1899 and served with the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders in South Africa during the Boer War (1899-1902). A series of staff posts followed and Macready was involved in the formation of the Territorial Force and military aid to the civil power operations including the employment of soldiers during labour disputes and the deployment of troops to Ireland during World War One (194-1918). From 1920, through the closing stages of the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent Irish Civil War, Macready held the post of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in Ireland.

From a group of orders and medals awarded to General Sir C F N Macready (1862-1946), Gordon Highlanders, Adjutant General to the British Forces and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Ireland, 1920-1922.