Burke, Eric Keast

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Burke exhibited his photographic work in Australia, Europe, London and the United States of America, and was elected an associate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain in 1938 for a portfolio of male figure studies In 1953 he found Otto Holtermann's collection of Beaufoy Merlin's and Charles Bayliss's glass plates. He lectured prepared exhibitions and produced a TV seres for the ABC. From ADB entry

Book of Remembrance entry

B.Ec. : Sapper, 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force. Enlisting 19th February, 1917, and sailing 19th December, arrived at Unit H.Q., Baghdad, 29th March, 1918. Allotted to No. 9 Waggon Station, Kermanshah and Hamadan, N.W. Persia. Station moved on September 14th with Sweet''s Column to Zingan, later returning to Baghdad via Siah Dehan and the Kasvin Road, arriving 21st November. On demobilisation of the Squadron, transferred to D Troop which remained in Mesopotamia until n th November, 1919, owing to frontier operations in Kurdistan (Mosul area), returning in January, 1920. Edited Commonwealth Unit History for the various Australian units serving in Mesopotamia and Persia under the title With Horse and Morse (published by subscription). Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.

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1896

Burke E.K. : Life.Birth 16 Jan 1896
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Early education at Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
1917

Enlisted 19 Feb 1917
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Military service as Sapper at Mesopotamia
1920

Associate Editor at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1920
1922

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1922
1925

Married 23 Nov 1925 at Sydney Church of England Grammar School : North Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1938

Australian Chairman at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1938
1938

Member of Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain since 1938
1946

Editor 1946
1956

Advertising Manager at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1956
1961

Editor & Art Director 1961
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Consultant
1974

Death in Concord -Repatriation Hospital- NSW, Australia 31 March 1974

Gender

Male

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