Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Burma Star
Burma Star — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Trevor Rickard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Burma Star is a memorial located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
From the Wikipedia article
The Burma Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the Burma Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War. One clasp, Pacific, was instituted to be worn on the medal ribbon.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The set of nine campaign stars was designed by the Royal Mint engravers. The stars all have a ring suspender which passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost point of the star. They are six–pointed stars, struck in yellow copper zinc alloy to fit into a 44 millimetres diameter circle, with a maximum width of 38 millimetres and 50 millimetres high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet. The obverse has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI", surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds the cypher and is inscribed "THE BURMA STAR". a policy applied by all but three British Commonwealth countries. The recipient's…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7284, -1.7334
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Alrewas
- Postcode
- DE13 7AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lichfield
- Established
- 1945
Sources
- osm: node/1794437652 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Burma Star (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 4Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Chindits
Chindits — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Burma Star Memorial Grove
Burma Star Memorial Grove — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Norfolk,Suffolk & Cambridgeshire Regiments
Norfolk,Suffolk & Cambridgeshire Regiments — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Railway Signpost
Railway Signpost — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Kwai Railway (Three Pagodas Group)
Kwai Railway (Three Pagodas Group) — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
More memorials in this region
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
17th Batallion Sherwood Foresters Sundial
17th Batallion Sherwood Foresters Sundial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Roll of Honour 1944-1945
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Roll of Honour 1944-1945 is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
.jpg?width=1200)
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Afghan War Memorial
Afghan War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East Midlands
Avenue of Remembrance
Avenue of Remembrance is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burma Star?
- Burma Star is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE13 7AR), in the parish of Alrewas.
- When was Burma Star built?
- Built or established in 1945.
- Is Burma Star free to visit?
- Yes, Burma Star is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burma Star?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DE13 7AR. It sits within the Lichfield parliamentary constituency.