| Regimental number | 805 |
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
| School | Mentone High School; Bearham's College, Bairnsdale; Tooronga Road State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | Lilydale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Rev Hugh McLeod Burns, Lilydale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Had just left school and was about to enter Ormond College, University of Melbourne, when he enlisted. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 37), Anzac, Gallipoli |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: hugh and Mary Edith Lyall BURNS, Inkerman Road, Malvern, Victoria. Native of Geelong, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
