Africa Star
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The Africa Star is a British Commonwealth campaign medal awarded for operational service in North Africa during the Second World War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second World War campaign medal
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
British Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
air operations over North Africa
ⓘ
operational service in North Africa ⓘ service in specified sea areas of the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| awardedWith |
1939–1945 Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | King George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignEndDate | 1943-05-12 ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | 1940-06-10 ⓘ |
| claspIndicationOnRibbon | bronze rosette ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1943 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British Army personnel
ⓘ
British and Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchant Navy personnel ⓘ Nursing services ⓘ Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ Royal Navy personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClasp |
1st Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa 1942–43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | yellow copper zinc alloy ⓘ |
| minimumQualifyingService | 1 day of operational service in the qualifying area ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown within a circlet inscribed "THE AFRICA STAR" ⓘ |
| partOf | British campaign stars of the Second World War ⓘ |
| region | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMedal |
1939–1945 Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defence Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy Star NERFINISHED ⓘ War Medal 1939–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | plain ⓘ |
| ribbonColours |
dark blue
ⓘ
pale buff ⓘ red ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism |
buff for desert
ⓘ
dark blue for Royal Navy and Merchant Navy ⓘ red for Army ⓘ |
| ribbonWidth | 32 millimetres ⓘ |
| shape | six-pointed star ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| suspension | ring suspension ⓘ |
| theatre | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Commonwealth of Nations armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.