NAM.2013-04-17-20

Miniature medal, Khedive’s Egyptian Star of General Sir James Willcocks 1882-91. Lt Gen (later Gen) Sir James Willcocks commanded the Indian Army Expeditionary Force A (made up of the Indian Corps and the Indian Cavalry Corps) in France from September 1914 to September 1915. He was promoted to general in May 1915. He was appointed colonel of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1916 and also served as Colonel Commandant of the 59th Scinde Rifles. He was Governor of Bermuda from 1917 to 1922. This medal is suspended from a dark blue ribbon , connected via a ring suspender attached to a bar. The bar is decorated with leaves and a crescent moon and star in the centre. The obverse is a five pointed star featuring the sphinx in the centre and pyramids in the background. Written in a circle around this are the words 'EGYPT 1882' and its Arabic translation. The reverse has the Royal Cypher of Tewfik Mahommed in the centre beneath a crown (TM) bordered with a plain, raised circle. This medal group is suspended on a bar of 20 with a brooch fitting. The reverse of the medal bar features a red felt backing with a label stitched in at the lower centre reading 'SPINK&SON LTD 17&18, PICCADILLY, W. / TO THE KING'. From a miniature medal group awarded to General Sir James Willcocks, GCB, GCMG, KCSI, DSO (1857-1926), 1882-1920.