Tom Burke (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Moora, Western Australia, Australia
About Tom Burke (Australian politician)
- Thomas Patrick Burke (28 August 1910 – 17 January 1973) was a member of the Parliament of Australia. Burke was born at Berkshire Valley, near Moora, Western Australia.
- His birth name was Frederick Thomas, but he was informally renamed Patrick Thomas by his father, Peter Francis Burke, and he was always called Tom.
- He later formally changed his name to Thomas Patrick in 1963.
- He was educated by correspondence and at Miling State School and later worked as a cartage contractor while studying accountancy.
- In 1941, he married Madeline Muirson Orr.
- He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in January 1943 and served with the ground staff at Kalgoorlie.
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