
| Regimental number | 1559 |
| Place of birth | Crookwell, New South Wales |
| School | North Sydney Superior Boys School, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Penshurst Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs N Hannaford, Penshurst Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 18th Infantry Militia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF17 Promotion date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Gained his commission on the field at Pozieres. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row L, Grave NO. 12), Boesinghe, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary HANNAFORD, Denshurst Street, Willoughby, Sydney |