| Regimental number | 14979 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | New Plymouth |
| School | Boys' High School, Christchurch |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, Albert Edgar Hardy, Public Trust Office, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch branch, 23 March 1913. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Brandhoek New Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No 1), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert Edgar and Emily Edith Hardy, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 11 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 168. |