| Accession Number | P09470.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Mendelssohn |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of VX60318 Corporal (Cpl) John Robert Burke, 42 Landing Craft Company, RAE, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of VX60318 Corporal (Cpl) John Robert Burke, 42 Landing Craft Company, RAE, of Ararat, Vic. He was a bank clerk prior to enlisting in July 1941. Cpl Burke was killed in action at Bougainville on 9 June 1945. He was 23 years of age. His brother VX29141 Sapper Stanley Cameron Burke, 2/10 Field Company, RAE, died as a prisoner of war in Thailand on 29 January 1944.