Born on 21 January 1894 in Brockville, Ontario - son of Robert Burns, Brockville, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Brockville, Ontario, trade as machinist, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 7 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 156th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Barriefield, Ontario, on 11 October 1916 (number 640237) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 30 September 1918 - invalided to England on 2 October 1918.
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