Born on 3 April 1896 in Port Perry, Ontario - son of John Burr, Port Perry, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Trenton, Ontario, trade as teamster, single, no current or previous military service, Methodist, height of 5 feet 5 inches, chest of 35 inches fully expanded, dark complexion, grey eyes, dark brown hair.
Joined the 254th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Trenton, Ontario, on 11 January 1917 (number 1093235) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 11 April 1918 - wounded on 1 October 1918 - invalided to England on 3 October 1918.
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