John Burn
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Rowing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1908 London | Men's eights | |
John Southerden Burn (born June 25, 1884 - died August 28, 1958) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
He was the son of Dr Stacey Burn who was in practice at Richmond, London. He was a medical student when a crew member of the British boat, which won the bronze medal in the eights. He completed his training at St Bartholomew's Hospital and became a House Surgeon there. During World War I he was a temporary Captain in the RAMC and served as Assistant Surgeon at the St John’s Ambulance Brigade Hospital with the BEF and was anaesthetist in the War Hospital at Le Touquet France. After the war he was in practice with his father as Burn and Burn. He was also Hon Surgeon at the Royal Hospital Richmond, and Hon. Anaesthetist at the Star and Garter Home, Richmond. He and his wife Ellen had three children.
