| Regimental number | 194 |
| School | District School, Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Brother, William Burns, Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Bullecourt, France. Taken prisoner, died in Germany. |
| Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
| Place of death or wounding | Germany |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Place of burial | Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Theresa BURNS |