| Regimental number | 3025 |
| Place of birth | Dowlongville, Yorke's Peninslua, South Australia |
| School | Dowlingaino Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Dowlingville, Yorke's Penninsula, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Burford, Dowlingville, Yorke's Penninsula, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 2), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Elizabeth BURFORD, Harrow Road, St. Peters, South Australia. Born at Dowlingville, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, Larkhill, 26 August 1917. Marched into 10th Training Bn, Sutton Mandeville, 5 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 28 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 30 December 1917; taken on strength of 43rd Bn, 4 January 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURFORD Leo Elston |
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