Thomas 'David' Burke (b. 1924) 2015
Oil on canvas | 65 x 55 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 408475
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One of a set of 12 portraits of D-Day veterans inspired and commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales following his attendance at the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy in 2014. The profoundly moving images pay tribute to some of the extraordinary men who took part in the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944. The 12 veterans are shown wearing their medals and in some instances their regimental berets. All of them served in regiments with which The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have a formal affiliation. Each portrait has been created by a different artist from the Royal Drawing School.
Burke landed with Canadian forces as a signals sergeant and served through France and Germany until the Nazi surrender. He then worked with the Allied Joint Signals Unit at the Nuremberg trials. He became part of the Cheshire Yeomanry after the War.Provenance
Commissioned by HRH The Prince of Wales
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
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65 x 55 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
73.5 x 63.5 x 5.7 cm (frame, external)
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