List of journalists killed during the Mahdist War
This is a list of journalists killed during the Mahdist War. In all about 30 war correspondents covered the war during the period 1883–1885. A war memorial for the seven correspondents who were killed during the Sudan campaigns between those years rests in St Paul's Cathedral in London. One other journalist, who was not listed, was killed in 1898 in one of the final battles of the war. The memorial was the first war memorial devoted to journalists. 1885. Korti Metammeh: A battle at Metammeh occurred after the British had established  a base at Korti and after the Battle of Abu Klea. Two were killed while other war correspondents escaped death but were injured in the same attack, including Bennet Burleigh, Harry Pearse, and Frederic Villiers. Suakin St Paul's Cathedral. A ceremony was held 10 June 1888 at St Paul's Cathedral to commemorate the journalists killed during the 3 years of campaigns in Sudan and the dedication of a brass tablet, designed by Herbert Johnson listing seven journalists.