A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Bernard, Henry
BERNARD. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
Henry Bernard entered the Navy 7 Oct. 1820; passed his examination 6 Dec. 1826; served for some time as Mate in the Hercules 72, Capt. Edw. Barnard, and Britannia 120, flag-ship of Sir John Acworth Ommanney, on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations; and obtained his commission 28 Aug. 1841. His appointments have since been – 28 Oct. 1841, to the Siren 16, Capt. Wm. Smith, in the East Indies – 5 March, 1845,.to the Vindictive 50, flag-ship in North America and the West Indies of Sir Fras. Wm. Austen – and, 27 Feb. 1846, to the command of the Pickle schooner, on the same station, where he still serves. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.