| John Sandford was the son of William and Eliza Sandford. William Sandford and Eliza Ekin were married on 22nd September 1883 in the district of Magherafelt.
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| John Harris Ekin Sandford was born on 21st June 1890. He was the youngest of three children, all born in the Moneymore area.
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| Family: William Sandford, Eliza Sandford, William Hugh Sandford (born 7th July 1884), Anna Lila Sandford (born 8th August 1886), John Harris Ekin Sandford (born 21st June 1890).
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| John’s father, William Sandford, appears to have died a year after John was born on 23rd August 1891, aged 38.
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| The 1901 census lists John as age 10, living with the family at house 2 in Hammond Road, Moneymore. His mother was a widow, but did have an occupation. The family employed a servant, which implies they retained some wealth.
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| The 1911 census lists John Harris Ekin Sandford as age 20, living with the family at house 6 in Hammond Road, Moneymore. John was a medical student.
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| Lieutenant John Harris Ekin Sandford served with the 4th Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment.
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| According to his medal card, Lieutenant Sandford entered France on 24th July 1916.
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| The Bedfordshire Regiment war diary for 1917 notes that on 3rd Dec 1917, Lieutenant and Acting Captain J H E Sandford was struck off strength on resuming his medical studies.
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| The Roll of Honour of Tamlaght National School (from the Mid Ulster Mail dated 10th June 1916) lists Lieutenant John Harris Ekin Sandford.
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