| Regimental number | 8/1420 |
| Address | Port Chalmers, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A J Burnett, Peebles, Oamaru, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 15), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs A.J. Burnett, 1 Winchester Street, Christchurch |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 23/86 Rifleman George Francis BURNETT, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 5 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body and Third |