Khedive's Egyptian Star 1882-91, awarded to Private G Howlett, Commissariat and Transport Corps

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.

From a medal group awarded to Private G Howlett, Commissariat and Transport Corps.