Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896 -1908

    Instituted 12th February 1897 on the approval Abbas Hilmi Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, this medal was initially to commemorate the reconquest of the Dongola province,  with the clasps Firket and Hafir included in the original army order (No. 43). Later army orders extended it to cover battles and actions up to 1908 which were commemorated with a further 13 clasps. 

    Description: Produced in silver and bronze 39mm diameter. Obverse; the Arabic inscription "Abbas Hilmi the Second" and the year  "1314" (Anno Hegirae) Reverse; A tablet inscribed in Arabic "The Reconquest of the Sudan 1314" supporting a trophy of arms. Over this is a centrally positioned oval shield decorated with stars and crescents  -  in the background is a display of lances and flags.
    Clasps; Bilingual English/Arabic, 15 issued - see table below. The first six actions commemorated with a clasp (highlighted in yellow) were also covered by the Queen's Sudan Medal.
   Ribbon: Yellow with a wide central blue stripe - symbolic of the desert and the Nile.
   Naming: Generally issued unnamed, but found named unofficially in a number of styles, although patterns of conformity emerge due to the practice of  naming at the unit/regimental level.

Clasps:

Firket	To the military forces connected with the reconquest of the Province of Dongola who were serving at or to the south of Sarras between the 30th March and the 23rd September, 1896, and to the troops under Brigadier General C. C. Egerton, C.B., D.S.O., A.D.C., serving at Suakin between the same dates inclusive, who took part in the operations south of Akasheh on the 7th June, 1896.
Hafir	As above but to those who took part in the operations south of Fareig on 19th September, 1896.  (Civilian syces and servants received the award in bronze without the clasps Firket and Hafir.)
Sudan 1897	Those troops who had already been granted the medal and who served at and South of Kerma on the Nile or South of No. 6 Station on the Abu Hamed Railway between the 15th July and 6th November, 1897.
Abu Hamed	To all troops who were employed in the capture of Abu Hamed, the reconquest of the Province of Berber, the defeat of Emir Mahmud's army on the Atbara, and the final operations resulting in the overthrow of the Khalifa's troops in Khartoum who:   a. Served at and south of Kerma on the Nile, between the 15th July and 6th November, 1897.   b. Served at and south of No. 6 Station on the Abu Hamed Railway, between the 15th July and 6th November, 1897.   c. Served at and south of Abu Hamed on the 8th April, 1898.   d. Served at and south of Assuan between 8th April and 2nd September, 1898. and took part in the engagement at Abu Hamed on the 7th August, 1897.
The Atbara	As above but who took part in the battle at Atbara on the 8th April, 1898.
Khartoum	As above but who took part in the battle near Khartoum on 2nd September, 1898.
Gedaref	As above but who took part in the capture of Gedaref on the 22nd September, 1898, and in the subsequent engagements in the neighbourhood.
Gedid	Those troops who took part in the action at Gedid or its vicinity on 22nd and 24th November, 1899.
Sudan 1899	To those troops who served on the Blue and White Niles south of Khartoum during 1899.
Bah El Ghazal  1900-02	To all troops who took part in the policing operations in the Bahr-El-Ghazal Province under Sparkes Bey in 1900-1902.
Jerok	To all troops under command of Miralai Gorringe Bey, C.M.G., D.S.O., who took part in the operations against the slave raider Ibrahim Wad Mahmud at and around Gebel Jerok between 11th February, 1904 and 3rd March, 1904
Nyam Nyam	To all troops under Boulnois Bey who took part in the suppression of trouble in the Bahr-el-Ghasal Province between January and May, 1905.
Talodi	To all troops under command of Miralai O'Connell Bey who formed part of the garrison at Talodi between the 25th May - 12th June, 1906 and who took part in the fighting at Teira on the 15th and 17th June, 1906.
Katfia	To all troops who took part in the action of Katfia on the night of 1st-2nd May, 1908.
Nyima	To all troops under command of El Kaimakam Lempriere Bey who served at Dilling, or south and west of that place, between the 1st and 21st November, 1908.

(Also see: Medals of the Regiments for qualification by regiment for infantry and cavalry units.)