Description
Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 3 clasps, Bahr-el-Ghazal 1900-02, Jerok, Nyam Nyam, unnamed as issued, all 3 bars are rarely seen.
In the Book “The Army of the Khedive” by Mark A. Reid, he writes the following informative summaries of these 3 clasps and the units involved:
“BAHR-EL-GHAZAL 1900-02
After the fall of Mahdism, Miralai W.S. Sparkes was dispatched from Khartoum to assume governorship of this southern province, abandoned by Egypt in 1884 and, 14 years later, claimed by France. The harsh climate and diseases of the region felled five of the seven European officers and men within a few years and even the Sudanese troops, many of whom originated from the southern Sudan, suffered as well. The Shambe Field Force of 1902, under the command of Miralai Lee Stack, fared little better against the environment and local inhabitants and the clasp was richly deserved by the men of the following units:
Xth Sudanese Infantry Battalion (350 men)
Royal Navy (One Officer and several men) and Royal Marines (Two men)
JEROK
A punitive expedition under Miralai G.F. Gorringe was launched in early 1904 against the slave-trader Ibrahim Wad Mahmud. A battle was fought near Gebel Jerok on 11 February and led to Mahmud’s eventual capture the following month.
These units participated in the expedition:
Sudanese Infantry Battalion (Unidentified but possibly the Xth)
Sudanese Irregulars
NYAM-NYAM
The unsettled nature of the Bahr-el-Ghazal province led to a punitive expedition, under the command of Miralai W.A. Boulnois, being launched against the Zande tribe, also known as the Nyam-Nyam. The force consisted of the following:
Egyptian Artillery (five machine guns)
Egyptian Mounted Infantry (One Company)
IXth Sudanese Infantry Battalion
Xth Sudanese Infantry Battalion
XVth Sudanese Infantry Battalion
Egyptian Army Transport”
