Hurd was a human male who served the Galactic Republic as part of the Mantellian army

Mantellian Army Organization Planetary and Sector

during the Cold War. He was stationed on the planet Ord Mantell during part of the war, where he held the rank of Sergeant and fought against the Mantellian Separatist Movement

Mantellian Separatists Organization Planetary and Sector

in the Separatist War

Mantellian Separatist Crisis Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

.
Whilst stationed on Ord Mantell Hurd worked out of Fort Garnik and the Republic troopers under Hurd's command were responsible for guarding the Fort's medical supplies. Whilst guarding the supplies one of Hurd's soldiers fell asleep at his post and a Cathar

Cathar Sentient Species

named Yael, who was living in the refugee camp outside of Garnik at the time, saw an opportunity to take the supplies to help her fellow refugees. The guard awoke just in time to see the thief escape but managed to identify her gender and species to Hurd.
Hurd then asked a couple of Republic operatives

Republic Operatives Organization Temporary Unions

- a smuggler

Smuggler Organization Communities

known as Voidhound

Voidhound Character Major Characters

and a member of Havoc Squad

Havoc Squad (Republic Special Forces Division) Organization Galactic Republic (GGW, CW and GW)

called Meteor

Meteor Character Major Characters

to retrieve the medicine for him claiming that good men were dying without it. The pair using the guard's description of the thief tracked Yael down to the refugee camp and confronted her about the supplies. The Cathar admitted she'd taken them but said she no longer had them as Separatists had stolen them and taken them to Talloran village. The operatives then managed to retrieve the supplies but chose to give the back to Yael to help the refugees instead of giving them to Hurd.