Qualification :-

Army : Service in any part of Burma between 11th December 1941 and 2nd September 1945, Bengal and Assam between 1st May 1942 and 31st December 1943, and 1st January and 2nd September 1945, China and Malaya between 16th February 1942 and 2nd September 1945.

RAF : Aircrew, one operational sortie. Non-aircrew as Army.

Royal Navy and Merchant Navy : Confined to area of Bay of Bengal including the Malacca Straits.   

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