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Hale School has been important in the history of the Australian Defence Force. Former students have served in all conflicts since the Boer War with many having distinguished military careers.

Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, Hale Class of 1995, son of Major General Len Roberts-Smith, is currently Australia's most decorated soldier, having been awarded the Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry.

One hundred and twenty Old Halians have lost their lives in conflicts since the Boer War. A Memorial Grove at Wembley Downs honours these men with 120 plaques and a sculpture with an 'eternal flame' theme. The great hall of the School has also been named Memorial Hall. The Hale School Museum contains important military and civilian records relating to the School and the state of Western Australia. A small Museum display is also located at the Old Hale School, now the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, on Havelock Street, West Perth.

Example Alumni

 * Governors and Flag Officers
 * Air Marshal Sir Colin Hannah KCMG KCVO KBE CB, Royal Australian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff, Governor of Queensland
 * Air Marshal Sir Valston Hancock KBE CB DFC, Royal Australian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff


 * Air Commodore Geoffrey Michael AO AFC, Royal Australian Air Force
 * Governors
 * Sir Stephen Parker, Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia