| Regimental number | 24/469 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| Occupation | Railway clerk |
| Address | Railways, Gore |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.4 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 131 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Halley, Ravensbourne, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | B Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row B, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William H. and Henrietta Newburn Halley, 54 Mareau Street, St Kilda, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915. Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915. Detached to School of Instruction, Ismailia, 6 February 1916; rejoined unit from detachment, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 19 June 1916, of when on Active Service (1) refusing to obey an order; (2) using improper language to an N.C.O.: deprived of 14 days' pay. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 June 1916 (influenza); rejoined unit, 5 July 1916. Found guilty of drunkenness, 30 March 1917: deprived of 10 days' pay. Found guilty, 20 August 1917, of irregular conduct as a Sentry, i.e. smoking at his post: deprived of 4 days' pay. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Now, 27 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. War service: 2 years 136 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790461 |