| Regimental number | 21864 |
| Place of birth | Goodooga New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farrier and shoeing smith |
| Address | Dinton Vale, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, A.L. Smale, same address, near Inverell, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 9 October 1917 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 1 October 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Engineering Field Companies, General Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 22 March 1918 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 3 May 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 157 Sergeant Arthur Lester SMALE, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 2 July 1919. |