Vale Harry Burton
With much sadness, the ANARE Club advises the passing of Harry Roy Burton on Saturday 21 September 2024
A Service for Mr Harry Roy Burton will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral, Hobart on Tuesday (1st October 2024) at 1:00pm, after which interment will take place in the St Matthew’s Catholic Church Cemetery, Pontville at 3:00pm approx.
Family and friends are warmly invited to attend.
To access the livestream of this service please go to https://www.grahamfamilyfunerals.com.au/funerals
(Notified by email from Phil Barnaart, 22 September 2024)
| Station | Year | Season |
| Davis | 1974 | Winter |
| Davis | 1978 | Winter |
| Heard Island | 1985 | Summer |
Harry Burton
Biologist
6/08/1940 – 21/09/2024
Harry wintered twice at Davis station in 1974 and 1978 and also spent five summers there. He was the organiser and field leader of three Heard Island summer expeditions from 1985 to 1987. The last expedition ran to nearly six months after the loss of Nella Dan and consequent disruption to the shipping schedule. Harry was a dedicated scientist whose major projects included the limnology of the lakes of the Vestfold Hills and Elephant Seal studies on Macquarie Island. Burton Lake in the Vestfold Hills is named after him. Harry had a huge impact on a cohort of early career researchers.
– from Philip Barnaart
Harry Roy Burton — Antarctic Medal recipient 1987
Harry Burton has spent approximately three and a half years in Antarctica, comprising two winters (1974 and 1978) and five summers at Davis station, conducting research on Antarctic biology and geochemical limnology. He also spent three months as leader of a summer party on Heard Island in 1985. Much of his work has been conducted from remote field camps in difficult conditions.
His knowledge, enthusiasm and ability have been a constant stimulus to the other biologists who have been involved in the Davis lakes program and it is very largely due to his enterprise and effort that Australia’s Antarctic work in limnology is so well regarded throughout the world.
Harry Burton’s Contributions to Aurora Journal
| Month | Year | Article Title | Author | Vol | No | Page | Journal Link |
| June | 1986 | Heard Island Expedition 1985 | Lynn Williams, Harry Burton | 5 | 4 | 12 | Aurora Journal Autumn 1995 |
| June | 1988 | The 1987/1988 ANARE to Heard Island | Eric Woehler, Harry Burton | 7 | 4 | 1 | Aurora Journal Autumn 2011 |
Antarctic Place Names
Burton Lake
Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica
Burton Lake is named for Harry Burton, Biologist, Davis 1978 who worked on the biology of lakes in the Vestfold Hills.
Harry Burton became a member of the ANARE Club in 1979
