| Regimental number | 9/584 |
| Place of birth | Wellington |
| Address | Middlemarch Post Office |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Burnes, 46 Surrey Street, South Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trumpeter |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No 1 (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 27), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Annie Burnes |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |