| Regimental number | 8898 |
| Place of birth | Mount Mercer |
| School | Garibaldi, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, A U Hair, Durham Lead, Essex, England |
| Previous military service | 70th Infantry; Three years served in the Citizen Military Forces |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 48164 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Frenchencourt Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Angus and Ann HAIR. Native of Garibaldi, Victoria |