By a Special Army Order, dated from Headquarters, Khartoum, June 12th, 1911, His Highness the Khedive approved of a new medal being struck to commemorate military operations in the Atwot district and granted to the troops (including Government police and Jehadia) who took part in the operations under the command of El Kaimakam W. J. St. J. Harvey Bey, against the Atwot Dinkas in the Atwot district of the Bahr el-Ghazal Province. The medal in silver was granted to all troops who formed part of the columns operating in the district between February 9th and March 17th, 1910, both dates inclusive, or who were disembarked at Sheikh Tombe, Aliah district, Mongalla province, between March 29th and April 4th, 1910, both dates inclusive.

Atwot.—The bar inscribed ATWOT in English and Arabic was granted to all troops taking part, and the following non-combatants were entitled to the medal and bar in silver, who participated under the same conditions as the troops: Government Civil employees; engineers of steamers; Raises of steamers; Sheikhs; Armed Guides; whilst non-combatants, i.e. Civilian Syces of Officers, Civilian Servants of Officers, and Transport Drivers, were granted the medal in bronze without bar.

South Kordofan.—To those who took part in the operations in Southern Kordofan under the command of El Lewa Asser Pasha, against Jebel Tagoi, between November 10th and 19th, 1910, inclusive, or who formed part of the column operating against Jebels Katla and Tima, under the command of El Kaimakam Conry Bey, D.S.O., between November 27th and December 19th, 1910, both dates inclusive, the silver medal with bar inscribed in English and Arabic S. KORDOFAN 1910 was granted, and to those already in possession of the medal, the bar. The Government police were included in the troops, and therefore received the medal and bar. The following non-combatants were also entitled to the medal and bar in silver: Government Civil employees; Sheikhs, and Armed Guides, whilst the bronze medal without bar was granted to Civilian Syces of Officers, Civilian Servants of Officers, and Transport Drivers.

Sudan, 1912.—To the troops, including Sudan Government police, who took part in the operations against the Beir and Anuak tribes, the medal with bar inscribed SUDAN 1912 in English and Arabic was awarded. Those entitled had taken part in the Pibor reconnaissance under the command of El Bimbashi Dickinson between October 12th and December 25th, 1911, both dates inclusive, or had formed part of the columns operating against the Beir tribe under the command of El Miralai Drake Bey, between the dates stated below, both dates inclusive:

The column operating against the Anuak tribe under the command of El Miralai Leveson Bey, D.S.O., between March 4th and April 12th, 1912, both dates inclusive. The medal and bar in silver was awarded to Government Civil employees, Sheikhs, and Armed Guides, although classed as non-combatants; whilst the medal in bronze without bar was again awarded to Civilian Syces of Officers, Civilian Servants of Officers, and Transport Drivers.

Sudan Medal, 1910.—The medal, 1? in. in diameter, bears on the obverse the cypher of the Khedive Abbas Hilmi El Thani (Abbas II) and the date Hegira 1328. On the reverse, modelled by Richard Garbe, R.B.S., is a lion standing in the attitude of attention, with its fore paws resting upon a small panel bearing the record SUDAN above the exergue, in which is a Sudanese shield and spears. Forming the background to the lion is the Nile within its banks, with the sun rising and casting its rays over the sky and sparkling the water of the river. The suspender is like that employed on the South African medal, and the bars, ? in. wide and riveted the same distance apart, are of the same character. The photograph (facing page 204) illustrating the medal does not properly depict the disposition of the bars, as they are unfixed, the medal with loose bars having been kindly placed at my disposal for the purpose of illustration herein by the Military Secretary of the Egyptian Army. The ribbon of watered silk, 1¼ in. wide, is black with a narrow edge of green and an under, outer edging of red.