British War Medal 1914-20 (Dr. Naguib Bey Mahfouz.) minor edge bruise, very fine £100-£140

Naguib Bey Mahfouz served during the Great War with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force’s Medical Service, as a Doctor at the Kasr el Aini Hospital, Cairo. His Medal Index Card confirms that this is his full entitlement; he did not qualify for a Victory Medal.

Although unconfirmed, it is probable that this man was Professor Naguib Bey (later Pasha) Mahfouz (1882-1974), who founded the first department of obstetrics and gynaecology in Egypt at the Kasr el Aini Hospital in 1904, and served as obstetrician and gynaecologist to the Egyptian Royal Family. Throughout the course of a distinguished career he was awarded numerous honours and Honorary Fellowships.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card and other research.