Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born in Broomhill and enlisted in Alnwick. He had also served with the 447th Company, Royal Artillery.
"By the Green of the Spring" A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War:; J.H. Hardy; 2004; Amble Social History Group.
Thomas William Burnett is remembered in Alnwick on A11.01, A11.03, A11.09, A11.23 and A11.30
