HALES, Louis Napoleon
| Service Number: | 150 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, December 1878 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Railway Accident, Claremont, Western Australia, August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 150, 5th Western Australian Mounted Infantry |
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Great Uncle Louis
Enna Lewis Napol HALES was born 16 Dec 1878 in Paddington NSW to an Unwed mother Sarah HALES
Sarah died in Nov 1884
leaving 2 sons Louis & George.
In Jan 1901 he enlisted for the Beor War
at some point before this had changed his name, he changed his name to Louis Napoleon HALES and added two new parents ( I'm guessing that being illegitimate it was hard to get ahead in life)
he married in 1906 in Freemantle to a Enid Ingram and they had 2 sons Ernest & Clifton .
Sadley In August 1916 whilst trying to board a train at Claremont Railway Station
he slipped and fell under a steam train and was crushed to death this was witnessed by his wife Enid
in his Obit he was listed as the Asst Head Teacher at West Leederville State School.
I only know all this as one day I asked an uncle who was Louis Hales who was listed as a godfather in the church records as I said his brother (Louis Hales) was to young to be his Godfather. and he told me the story of his uncle Louis
Thanks Garry Waters
Submitted 10 November 2024 by Garry WATERS