| Regimental number | 954 |
| Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
| School | North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Paxton Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Ranford, Paxton Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Naval training |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 36), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and F. RANFORD, Paxton Stret, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 3183 Sergeant Herbert Gordon Maxwell RANFORD, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 17 July 1919; 183 Sergeant Joseph Marmion RANFORD, 1st Light Horse, killed in action, 4 August 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |