The Burma Star Association is a British veterans' association for ex-servicemen and women of all services who served in the
Burma Campaign of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. The criterion for membership is the award of the
Burma Star
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 ...
for service in Burma during World War II for the necessary qualifying period or the
Pacific Star
The Pacific 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 Pacific Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War.
One clasp, Burma, was ...
with Burma Clasp.
The Association was first formed on 26 February 1951 to promote comradeship and the welfare of its members. The arduous nature of the Burma Campaign has been recognised and permission granted to the members to wear a replica of the Burma Star in a lapel badge and cap badge.
The Association's Patron was
Prince Philip
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from E ...
, the Duke of Edinburgh and its President is
John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim
Colonel John Douglas Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim, (20 July 1927 – 12 January 2019), was a British peer, soldier and businessman. He was one of the 92 elected hereditary peers in the House of Lords, elected to remain after the passing of the House ...
, the son of
Bill Slim, who commanded the
14th Army Fourteenth Army or 14th Army may refer to:
* 14th Army (German Empire), a World War I field Army
* 14th Army (Wehrmacht), a World War II field army
* Italian Fourteenth Army
* Japanese Fourteenth Army, a World War II field army, in 1944 converted ...
in Burma.
On 1 April 2020 The Burma Star Association merged with The Burma Star Memorial Fund, which took over the work of the Association, and also set up a scholarship scheme in the honor of "burma star veterans"
External links
Burma Star Association
British veterans' organisations
British rule in Burma
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