| Regimental number | 3980 |
| Place of birth | Palmers Island, New South Wales |
| Other Names | BURNS, Hector Horace |
| School | Public School, Palmers Island, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Palmers Island, Clarence River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Burns, Palmers Island, Clarence River, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Hermies, nr Lagnicourt, France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Parents: St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 12), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Catherine BURNS, Palmer's Island, Clarence River, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Serapeum, 17 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 18 September 1916 (influenza), and transferred to 1st Field Ambulance; to North Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 27 September 1916; discharged to duty, 5 October 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 October 1916. Wounded in action, 9 April 1917 (gun shot wound, fractured right thigh), and admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 11 April 1917. Died of wounds, 14 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURNS Hector |