| Regimental number | 2409 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Hawthorn College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Agent |
| Address | Nilma, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Burniston, 17 Elphin Grove, Auburn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A6 Clan Maccorquodale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st C CORPS |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Place of death or wounding | nr Beersheba |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 21), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: james and Mary BURNISTON, 17 Elphin Grove, Hamiltion, Victoria. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 5548A Howard McCulloch BURNISTON, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 7 August 1918. |