| Regimental number | 3110 |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Dandenong, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Plumber |
| Address | Dandenong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Madge Burns, Thomas Street, Dandenong, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 59th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He wrote on 11.7.18: 'I have just come through a very nasty little stunt where nearly all my cobbershave been rendered hors de combat & many ? la mort, but I managed to fly though without a scratch swinging on the tail end of a machine gun.'" (details from mother) |
| Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
| Place of death or wounding | Mericourt-sur-Somme, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 3), Harbonnieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Margaret BURNS, 275 Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria. Born at Hobart, Tasmania |