Burma Star
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The Burma Star is a British Commonwealth campaign medal awarded for service in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burma Star canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second World War campaign medal
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
British Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
operational service in the Burma Campaign
ⓘ
service in Burma between 1941 and 1945 ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ British War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignEndDate | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | 1941-12-11 ⓘ |
| clasp | Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Commonwealth forces ⓘ |
| established | 1945 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Bengal and Assam ⓘ |
| hasAssociation | Burma Star Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | copper-zinc alloy ⓘ |
| naming | issued unnamed to British recipients ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseInscription | THE BURMA STAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderOfWearUK |
after the Africa Star
ⓘ
before the Italy Star ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
1939–1945 Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defence Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Star NERFINISHED ⓘ War Medal 1939–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | plain reverse ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
dark blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ red ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism |
dark blue represents the Royal Navy
ⓘ
light blue represents the Royal Air Force ⓘ red represents the Army ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Indian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Indian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shape | six-pointed star ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | South-East Asian theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.