Khedive's Egyptian Star, 1884-1886, 3rd Issue, awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Shaw, Royal Irish Regiment, 1885

Bronze star with, on the obverse, the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza, within a circlet bearing the inscription 'Egypt 1884-6' 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.

Hugh Shaw was born in India on 4 February 1839 and was the son of James Shaw, an Inspector General of Hospitals in Madras. The younger Shaw was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions at Nukumaru in New Zealand on 24 January 1865. Shaw later reached the rank of major-general. He died at Southsea in Hampshire on 25 August 1904.

From a medal group awarded to Major General Hugh Shaw VC, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment.