| Regimental number | 6723 |
| Place of birth | Tatura, Victoria |
| School | Denison State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Dennison, via Heyfield, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Next of kin | Father, A Burton, Canterbury Road, Box Hill, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Box Hill Cemetery (Grave No. 540), Victoria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 46 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: Sergeant Lorne Menzies BURTON, 49th Bn, killed in action, Veaux, France, 1 April 1917; Sergeant John F BURTON, MM, returned to Australia. |