| Regimental number | 1887 |
| Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Draper |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss E B Burgess, 37 King Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Stratford, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 14 June 1914 - 21st Bn, 3rd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 21st Bn, 25 October 1915. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 47), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 1674 Gunner Eric BURGESS, 53rd Battery, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917; 11920 Gunner Joseph Bird BURGESS, 53rd Battery, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917; 1047 Corporal Charles Brook BURGESS, 30th Bn, killed in action, 7 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGESS Ebenezer |