Regimental number | 115 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Gowan Brae, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, James Burns, Gowan Brae, Parramatta, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A27 Southern on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Discharged |
Family/military connections | Brother: 16 Pte Robert Davis BURNS, 4th Light Horse Brigade, killed in action, 20 July 1916. |
Other details | Died at 'Shaftsbury', Cootamundra, New South Wales. Second son of Sir James Burns of Burns Philp. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35 |
Sources | 'Pastoral Review', 16 March 1921 |