Corporal Edward Burman

Born on 9 November 1884 in Wiltshire, London, England - son of Mary Wears Burman, Wiltshire, England - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Regina, Saskatchewan, trade as clerk, single, no current or previous military service, Church of England, height of 6 feet 1 inch, chest of 39 inches fully expanded, medium complexion, brown eyes, light brown hair.

Joined the 53rd Canadian Infantry Battalion in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 2 February 1916 (number 523585) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in England on 5 July 1916 - transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps and attached to the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - ceased attachment to the 38th Battalion on 1 August 1918.