Place | Africa: Sudan, Suakin |
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Accession Number | REL/12757.003 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Medal |
Physical description | Bronze |
Maker |
Messrs H Jenkins & Sons |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, West Midlands, Birmingham |
Date made | c 1886 |
Conflict |
Sudan, 1885 |
Khedive's Star : Lieutenant C R McKenzie-Burnside, NSW Infantry
Obverse: In the centre is the Sphinx with the three Great Pyramids in the background. Around this is a raised band, on the upper part of which is embossed 'EGYPT' followed by the dates '1884-6'. The lower part of the band is embossed in Arabic 'KHEDIVE OF EGYPT' with the appropriate date. Reverse: The Khedive's monogram 'T.M.' surmounted by a crown within a raised band. The suspender is a small fixed loop attached between the two uppermost rays of the star. A loose ring is attached to the loop joining a straight laureated bar bearing a crescent moon and a small five pointed star. A small piece of 39 mm plain dark blue ribbon is attached to the suspender bar.
Charles Redmond McKenzie-Burnside served in South Africa as a captain with the 5th Battalion, Natal Native Infantry, part of the South African Field Force, before arriving in Australia. He enlisted with the NSW Infantry and served as a Lieutenant in C Company with the Soudan Contingent in 1885.