Date
Instituted: 1945.
Campaign: Burma 1941-45.
Description: Six pointed star with a circular centre bearing the GRI
VI royal cypher surrounding which is the inscription 'THE BURMA
STAR'. The reverse is plain and the ribbon passes through a ring
attached to the uppermost point of the star.
Metal: Bronze.
Size: 44mm high and 38mm wide.
Clasps: 'PACIFIC'.
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Naming: Issued
un-named.
Comments: This star was granted to those who served in Burma from
11th December 1941 and 1st May 1943. Those who served in Bengal
or Assam also qualified. |