| Place of birth | Glenelg, South Australia |
| School | Duntroon Military College |
| Other training | School teacher |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Royal Military College, Duntroon, Federal Territory |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, L Hardy, Graves Street, Kadina, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row R, Grave No. 24), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 53 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Kadina Memorial High School Roll of Honour, South Australia. Parents: Louis and Elizabeth HARDY; husband of Lydia MORLILL(formerly HARDY), The Hut, Sutton Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Glenelg, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |