hiː wʌz sˈɜːvɪŋ æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm æz hɪz fˈɑːɹmˌoːɹ ɹᵻnˈaʊnd kəmpˈeɪtɹɪət sˌɜː tˈɑːməs hˈɑːɹdi, ænd kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹˈɛkɚdz jˈuːʒuːəli mˈɛnʃənd nˈoʊmˌoːɹ ðɐn "kˈæptɪn hˈɑːɹdi" ɔːɹ "kˈæptɪn tˈiː. hˈɑːɹdi", mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt mˈɛni ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə ðə wˈʌn mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn kənfjˈuːzd wɪððɪ ˈʌðɚ; sˈiː, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ðɪ ˈɛntɹi ɪnðə vɪktˈoːɹiə kˈaʊnti hˈɪstɚɹi.
He was serving at the same time as his far more renowned compatriot Sir Thomas Hardy, and contemporary records usually mentioned no more than "Captain Hardy" or "Captain T. Hardy", making it possible that many references to the one may have been confused with the other; see, for example, the entry in the Victoria County History.