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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 719

The B.E.M. awarded to Kawass K. D. Ikhwais, who acted as personal bodyguard to the District Commissioner of Jerusalem

British Empire Medal (Civil) G.VI.R. (Daoud Khalil), replacement War Medal 1939-45 suspension, worn, fair

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1941.

Khalil Daoud Ikhwais served as the Kawass to the District Commissioner of Jerusalem. The rank of Kawass was derived from the Ottomans, who conferred it upon foreign Lieutenants but more commonly for those in the role of a Protection Officer or Bodyguard.

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