1897 Jun 21. . Born Dundalk, Louth. Brother of H D Hardy
1901 census at 83 Barrack Street, Dundalk
1911 census at 66 Barrack St, Louth
1917 Nov 17. Commissioned 2nd Lt RFA
1918 Jan 5 Landed in France
1919 May 17 Promoted Lt. RFA
1920 Mar 30 Relinquishes his commission and gazetted out as Lt.
1920 Oct 28. Joined ADRIC with service no 918. Posted to H Coy
1922 Jan 13. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1924 Aug 27. MIC shows him in USC. He was a District Inspector
1929 Mar 30 Leaves UK for Australia . Ex-Army Officer. Seatown Place, Dundalk. Bound for Freemantle.
1931 to 1972 he appears on Electoral Rolls in Western Australia. Variously "farm worker" "herd recorder" "dairy chemist" "dairy tester" . Along the way he married Honora Veronica McGoldrick