Originally Posted by
Danny42C
MPN11,
He'd get the Burma Star just for being in the theatre. Everyone out there would get it.
I have it. It was just a campaign medal like any other - not an award.
Agreed,
Danny42C ... but was he 'in theatre' in Rawalpindi? Wiki provided geographic limits, which do not appear to cover that location 1,000+ miles to the North-west. That's why I was musing about the possibility of participating in air operations over [but not in] the qualifying areas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Star
Army and Navy personnel and Air Force ground crew serving ashore qualified through entry into operational service in Burma between 11 December 1941 and 2 September 1945.
[1]
[2]
The medal was also awarded for service during certain specified periods in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaya and Sumatra, all dates inclusive:
[16]- Bengal and Assam in India from 1 May 1942 to 31 December 1943.
- Bengal and Assam, east of the Brahmaputra and Dihang Rivers, from 1 January 1941 to 2 September 1945.
- China from 16 February 1942 to 2 September 1945.
- Hong Kong from 26 December 1941 to 2 September 1945.
- Malaya from 16 February 1942 to 2 September 1945.
- Sumatra from 24 March 1942 to 2 September 1945.
Service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra after 8 December 1941, but prior to the start dates listed above, was recognised by the award of the
Pacific Star.
Note [2] in the Wiki does lead to:
iv. The qualification for flying personnel posted or employed on transport or ferrying duties in the air will be at least three landings in any of the qualifying areas shown in sub-para. 38 during the stipulated dates.