| Regimental number | 4800 |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| School | Launceston Church Grammar School, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Fitter |
| Address | 4 Stewart Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr. W.P.Hales, 4 Stewart Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name William Edward |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
| Age at death | 28.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave NO. 17), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Marion HALES, 4 Stewart Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Cousin to Frank hales Potter, Lt Machine Gun Co. who died of wounds on 2nd November, 1917, and was buried at Wimmerout, France. |