| Regimental number | 1076 |
| Place of birth | West Maitland New South Wales |
| School | Kegworth, Leichhardt East and Erskinville Public Schools, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 30 Mackey Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Violet C Burns, 30 Mackey Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded by shrapnel in the head at Gallipoli. "My son wrote from Gallipoli telling us of his brother's illness. His words were: 'I will not ask you not to grieve, but think what you would feel when the boys came back covered in glory, and us shirkers. I promise we will play the game & if we never come back regret letting us come. It is a man's death for King & Empire.'" (details from mother) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 17), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Violet and the late James BURNS, "Kerri", Moore Street, Hurstville, New South Wales |