
| Regimental number | 13/779 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Blenheim |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cheesemaker |
| Address | Frazer Road, Hawera |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.9 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edwin Fitzherbert Burrowes, Egmont Street, Hawera |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, and in 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin Fitzherbert Burrowes and Annie Maria Burrowes, Sanson, Manawatu |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Posted to unit at Dardanelles, 30 June 1915. Reported wounded, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, Serapeum, 18 February 1916, concluded: 'Now reported wounded and missing, believed to be dead on or about 8 August 1915.' War service: 235 days (of which 176 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21890332 |
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