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Oct 2, 1887
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Born in Dublin, Ireland to
Reverend John Henry and Maud Nancy Bernard
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Jan 15, 1903
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Entered training on the HMS
Britannia training ship
He was assessed as being
“Zealous, but not quick”
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Jul 15, 1904
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Commissioned as a Mid Shipman
in Royal Navy
In November of 1905 his status
report shows that he was warned about excessive use of alcohol and that other
officers on his ship “have nothing to do with him”
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Nov 1, 1906
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Dismissed from the Royal Navy
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May 21, 1913
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Embarked the SS Majestic in
Southampton
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May 29, 1913
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Disembarked in New York City,
New York, USA and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
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Aug 17, 1914
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Married to Lucy Manning in the
St. George’s Anglican Church, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
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Oct 3, 1914
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Volunteered for service in the
Royal Navy but was rejected
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59058 (temporary number 1108)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Lucy Bernard, wife,
Wentworth Apartments, Ottawa, Ontario
o There is a note to also notify the Department of
the Interior
Ø Previous occupation given as Civil Servant
Ø Previous military experience given as 43rd
Regiment DCOR (Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles) and the Royal Navy as a Mid
Shipman
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Nov 23, 1914
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Promoted to the rank of
Sergeant
Appointed Pay Sergeant and
posted to the Headquarters Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal,
Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Jun 17, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of
Private at his own request and posted to the Depot Company
Appointed Acting Sergeant Pay
Clerk with pay
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Jun 23, 1915
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Transferred to the Office of
Chief Paymaster in London
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling in order to accept a commission in the
Royal Navy Reserve
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Oct 2, 1915
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Transferred to the Pay and
Records Office, London
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Nov 6, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay and
reprimanded for being absent
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Nov 20, 1915
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Struck Off Strength of the Pay
and Records Office
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Nov 29, 1915
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Discharged from the CEF on receiving
a commission in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and proceeded to the RNVR
Crystal Palace, London
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Oct 9, 1916
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Proceeded on course of
instruction
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Nov 2, 1916
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Upon completion of course, to
be held for training as Secretary Clerk
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Nov 20, 1916
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Admitted to hospital in Malta
with a diagnosis that reads Catarrh, a nasal infection
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Dec 2, 1916
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Posted for temporary duty in
the office of Rear Admiral Hayes-Sadler
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Jan 21, 1917
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Qualified to act as an
interpreter in French language
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Jul 31, 1917
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Reprimanded for carelessness
for failing to dispatch a cypher signal and for carelessly handling a secret
cypher
His assessment reads “average,
good knowledge of French but lacking in application”
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Oct 8, 1917
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Transferred from the Executive
Branch as being more suitable for the Administrative Branch. Noted as “types French good”.
Posted for duty with the
French Naval Attaché
Although he is reported to be
presentable, he is recorded as being “not accurate or methodical enough”
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Oct 10, 1917
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Admitted to the Chatham
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Syphilis
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Oct 22, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Oct 28, 1917
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Admitted to the Chatham
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Syphilis treatmen
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Oct 31, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 7, 1917
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Readmitted to the Chatham Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Syphilis treatment
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Nov 19, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
Posted for duty with Colonel
Cumming in the French Naval Attaché office
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Apr 17, 1918
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Medical records are not
complete, but it appears that he suffered a mental breakdown and was
described as “being of a debilitating constitution”
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May 28, 1918
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Posted to Naval Base Larne in
Ireland for duty
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Sep 18, 1918
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Reinstated and appointed to
the Accounts Payable office at the Larne Naval Base
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Jan 7, 1919
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Not recommended for retention
in the Royal Navy
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Feb 8, 1919
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Demobilized from active
service
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Oct 16, 1930
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Disembarked in London,
England, coming from St. Vincent, Cape Verde Island. Occupation listed as H.M. Vice Consul
The 1939 England Register
shows him living at 91 Finchley Road, Hampstead, London and lists his
occupation as Tours Representative
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Jun 18, 1958
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His wife Lucy died in Exeter,
Devon, England
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