| Regimental number | 23 |
| Place of birth | England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Saw mill hand |
| Address | Tomago, Hunter River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Burton, Tomago, Hunter River, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 19 November 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 35th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 23A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded and gassed. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 27 April 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2123 Pte Samuel BURTON, 20th Bn, killed in action, Estree, France, 3 October 1918; 2122 Sapper Thomas Bradbury BURTON, 5th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 26 July 1916. |
