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Patrick Hubert Charles Burke, known as Pat, was born in London on 2 June 1918, the only son of Colonel Hubert Burke DSO and Edith (née Denton). He was educated at Wellington College from 1932 and 1935. He entered Worcester College, Oxford on 9 October 1936 and achieved 3rd class honours in Modern History in 1939.
Pat Burke was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 2 March 1940 and sailed for India later that year. He fought in the first Libyan campaign before moving to Eritrea in January 1941. 2nd Lieutenant Pat Burke was killed in action in Eritrea on 26 January 1941, aged 22.
Pat Burke is buried at Keren War Cemetery. He is commemorated on the war memorials at Wellington College, and at Worcester College, Oxford.