Regimental number | 791 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | State School, Wyena, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wyena, Lilydale, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, John Burns, Wyena, Lilydale, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in 92nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 791A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded, 6 June 1917. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | St. Albans Cemetery (Mil. Row A, Grave No. 5), Hertford, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary BURNS, Wyena, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 3451 Pte John BAILEY, 12th Bn, died of wounds, 28 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |