| Regimental number | 5517 |
| Place of birth | Katoomba New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Woolclasser |
| Address | 'Glenthorne', Sydney Street, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, C C Burns, 'Glenthorne', Sydney Street, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 8 October 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 11 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915 |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 12 June 1919 |
| Discharge date | 19 September 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Sister: Staff Nurse Gertrude Alice BURNS, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 16 June 1918. |
