Egypt Medal and Khedive Star, Signlaman J. Theobald

The Egypt Medal (1882–1889) was awarded for the military actions involving the British Army and Royal Navy during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and in the Sudan between 1884 and 1889.
Resentment at increasing British and other European involvement in Egypt since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 triggered an Egyptian army mutiny that threatened the authority of the British-backed Khedive of Egypt, Tewfik Pasha. The British military intervention was in response, to protect British interests. Once in Egypt, the British became involved in the conflicts in the Sudan, which Egypt had occupied since the 1820's.[1]
All recipients of the Egypt Medal were also eligible for one of the four versions of the Khedive's Star

The Khedive's Star was a campaign medal established by Khedive Tewfik Pasha to reward those who had participated in the military campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan between 1882 and 1891. This included British forces who served during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and the subsequent Mahdist War, who received both the British Egypt Medal and the Khedive's star. Cast in bronze and lacquered, it is also known as the Khedive's Bronze Star.

There are four variations of the star that correspond to the different campaigns: Dated 1882, for service in support of the Khedive in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_Medal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khedive's_Star

Hi John, fantastic to see this. John Theobald was my great-great grandfather. I am descended from his daughter via his second marriage. Regards, Nicola (Auckland, New Zealand)