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The Africa Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War. The Star was awarded for a minimum of one day service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. The whole of the area between the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar is included, together with Malta, Abyssinia, Kenya, the Sudan, both Somalilands and Eritrea. The areas not bordering the Mediterranean only qualified for the Africa Star from 10 June 1940 to 27 November 1941.

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  • Africa Star
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  • The Africa Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War. The Star was awarded for a minimum of one day service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. The whole of the area between the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar is included, together with Malta, Abyssinia, Kenya, the Sudan, both Somalilands and Eritrea. The areas not bordering the Mediterranean only qualified for the Africa Star from 10 June 1940 to 27 November 1941.
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  • * 8th Army * 1st Army * North Africa 1942-43
Name
  • Africa Star
Type
  • Campaign medal
Caption
  • Obverse of medal and ribbon
awarded by
  • United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Description
  • Six pointed star
Campaign
  • Africa 1940-43
for
  • Campaign Service
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  • The Africa Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War. The Star was awarded for a minimum of one day service in an operational area of North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943. The whole of the area between the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar is included, together with Malta, Abyssinia, Kenya, the Sudan, both Somalilands and Eritrea. The areas not bordering the Mediterranean only qualified for the Africa Star from 10 June 1940 to 27 November 1941. Members of the Australian Imperial Force qualified for the Star for service in Syria from 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941. The creation of the Star was announced in July 1943, and in August it was announced that the first uniform ribbons would be issued to qualifying personnel later in that year - the medals themselves were not intended to be issued until after the end of hostilities. Some issues to overseas troops were delayed, but many had been received by the end of the year, and were worn throughout the remainder of the war.
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