| Regimental number | 8/3877 |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, G Burn, Nursery Road, Linwood, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916. | |
| Final rank | Temporary Sergeant |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IXA, Row H, Grave No 5), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Annie Burn, 469 Manchester Street, St Albans, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 17 |