| Place of birth | Lillmur, Victoria |
| School | Malcif School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Address | 38 Dartmouth Street, Goodwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mabel May Hales, Clareville, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant (Honorary Lieutenant) |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st ANZAC Cyclist Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Dartmoor Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 19), Becordel-Becourt, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Harriet HALES; husband of Mabel HALES, 45 Bakewell Road, Evandale, South Australia. Native of Lillimur, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |