Edmund Field (Ted) Burmester (1917–1941)
GERALDTON, Thursday.
Private Edmund Field Burmester, was 23, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Burmester, of Snowden-street, Geraldton. Before enlistment he was in the employ of the local branch of Frank Manford Limited, as accountant. On his final leave last March he was married to Miss Catherine Elizabeth Christie, daughter of Mr. E. E. Christie, the local manager of Manford's. Burmester had figured prominently in hockey and football teams and left Geraldton with the first contingent in October, 1939. Although in the official records Burmester was ranked as a private, advice had been received in recent letters that at the time of his death he was acting as sergeant.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War II service record, item B883, WX676 (National Archives of Australia)
- marries Catherine Elizabeth Christie, Geraldton Guardian and Express, 30 March 1940, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Burmester, Catherine Elizabeth (wife)
- Burmester, Ethelina Ann (mother)
- Burmester, Henry Peter (father)
- Burmester, Clifford Amandus (brother)
- Burmester, Norman Henry (brother)
- Burmester, Maud Veronica (sister-in-law)
- Burmester, Winifred May (sister-in-law)
- Burmester, Helen Ruth (sister-in-law)
- Wheat, Valma May (niece)
- Burmester, Henry Clifford (nephew)
- Burmester, Norman Frederick (nephew)
Citation details
'Burmester, Edmund Field (Ted) (1917–1941)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/burmester-edmund-field-ted-20393/text31369, accessed 5 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
27 September,
1917
Beria,
Western Australia,
Australia
Death
21 January,
1941
(aged 23)
Tobruk,
Libya
Cause of Death
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