| Regimental number | 12/2870 |
| Address | c/o Post Office, Arapae |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Brother, Edmund Wade, Sawmill, Te Kopuru |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 45), Armentieres, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: T. Burgess, of Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth. Real name: William BURGESS |