Age on Enlistment: 21 years.
Height: 5'6". Weight: 142lbs.
Complexion: Dark
Hair: Dark. Eyes: Brown.
Identifying Marks: Ola Cicatrix side of left knee, small birthmark level 8th vert (back).
NOK: Father.
Previous Military Training: Territorials.
Probate: Will, Archives NZ Wellington.
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| Date of birth: | 03 March 1894 |
| Date of death: | 17 December 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Foxton, New Zealand |
| Awards: | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Cause of death: | Died of wounds |
| Place of death: | Egypt/Palestine |
| Buried where: | Cairo British War Cemetery. O. 70 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | John Victor Burr |
| Fathers date of death: | 21 July 1956 |
| Mothers name: | Ellen (née Moore) |
| Mothers date of death: | 8 July 1935 |
| Parents date of marriage: | 1891 |
| Siblings: | Henry, James, , , and |
| Parents place of marriage: | New Zealand |
| Place of embarkation: | Wellington on 'Tahiti' (transport No 25) |
| Surname: | BURR |
| War memorial: | Foxton |
| Christian names: | John Gordon |
| School: | ? Moutoa |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 11/1127 |
| Religion: | C of E |
| Date enlisted: | 15 February 1915 |
| Final rank: | Lance-Corporal |
| Regiment or service: | 5th Reinforcements Imperial 4th Bn Camel Corps (Previously Wellington Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation date: | 13 June 1915 |
| User reference: | 1.67 |
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