| Regimental number | 3844 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Albany, Western Australia |
| School | Day Down Public School, Western Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Ravensthorpe, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Harford, Berri, River Murray, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He won several prizes in Rifle Club shooting and he was born in a spring cart at Albany after both of us doing a journey of 1400 miles." Details from Mother. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 4), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Susan HARFORD, Berri, South Australia. Native of Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Taken on strength, 51st Bn, 2 April 1916; 13th Training Bn, 14 May 1916; joined 51st Bn, 24 September 1916. Wounded in action, 31 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |