| Regimental number | 575 |
| Place of birth | Townsville Queensland |
| School | Flinders State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Methodist home missionary |
| Address | Kardina Cheringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mrs Louisa Burr, Kardina Cheringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was stationed at Cann River in the Methodist Home Mission when he enlisted at Orbost and went into camp, 2 January 1915. He was on the "Southland" when it was torpedoed. Saw service at Gallipoli, and in Egypt, France and Belgium. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 5), (Rosenberg Pleateau Plots), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Louisa BURR, 106 Gheringhap Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Born at Townsville, Queensland |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
