D-day 50th Anniversary Medal and a Burma Star - is that plausible?

[Duncan]

Hello, I bought this recently, more as a curiosity really. I realise it could just be two unrelated items cobbled together, but it got me thinking. Would it be even plausible for a serviceman to have served in both the Normandy Campaign and in The Burma Campaign? And if so, would this have been relatively common, or something out of the ordinary?

Thank you,

Duncan.

[bigjarofwasps]

How common it is, I can’t say.
 

But I can confirm it is possible to have the Burma Star and France & Germany Star. I had a relative (who was in the army) with just such a group. I found it fascinating that he had fought both the Japanese and the Germans, during the war. 

 

 

 

[Duncan]

29 minutes ago, bigjarofwasps said:

How common it is, I can’t say.
 

But I can confirm it is possible to have the Burma Star and France & Germany Star. I had a relative (who was in the army) with just such a group. I found it fascinating that he had fought both the Japanese and the Germans, during the war. 

 

 

 

Thank you, that's really interesting.