| Regimental number | 351 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Putney New South Wales |
| School | Stanmore Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other training | Technical College, Sydney, NSW (architectural drawing, building construction) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor |
| Address | Mowbray Road and Wallace Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Edith F Burns, Mowbray Road and Wallace Street, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served 3 years in the 29th Infantry Regiment (Sydney Rifles), Citizen Military Forces, becoming a Sergeant. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | CSM |
| Unit name | 36th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF36 Promotion date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted in 1915, anfter passing through Officers' School sailed with the 36th Bn as Warrant Officer. Received his commission at Salisbury Military Camp, Wiltshire, England, on 12 August 1916. Served as Inelligence Officer with his Battalion in France. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 22), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edith and the late Vincent BURNS, "Stonehenge", Pearson Avenue, Gordon, New South Wales. Native of Putney, Parramatta River |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
