| Regimental number | 1411 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35.5 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs I Burns, 37 Wilson Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/7/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row T, Grave No. 3), Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force (date not recorded); disembarked Marseilles, France, 7 May 1916. Transferred to No 1 Mining Company, 13 May 1916. Admitted to 138th Field Ambulance, 21 June 1916 (dysentery); transferred to North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 24 June 1916; rejoined unit, 2 July 1916. Admitted to 6th London Field Ambulance, 27 October 1916 (conjunctivitis); transferred to 13th Stationary Hospital, 29 October 1916; to Base Details, 4 November 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 23 November 1916. Wounded in action, 30 January 1917 (gun shot wound, left cheek: slight), and admitted to 70th Field Ambulance; discharged and rejoined unit, 3 February 1917. Found guilty, 18 August 1917, of while on Active Service overstaying leave, London, from 10 am, 15 August, till 10 am, 16 August 1917: forfeited 7 days' pay. Killed in action, 6 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURNS James Alfred
Red Cross File No 0641104G |
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