A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Gardner, George Henry
GARDNER. (Lieutenant, 1842.)
George Henry Gardner entered the Navy 2 April, 1829; passed his examination 2 Dec. 1835; and, during the last two years of his Mateship, served on the South American station in the Curaçoa 24, Capt. Jenkin Jones. His appointments, since his promotion, which took place 10 Nov. 1842, have been – 20 March, 1843, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – 29 June, 1843, to the Eurydice 26, Capt. Geo. Elliott, on the North America and West India station – and 11 Aug. 1846, as Senior, to the Sidon steam-frigate, Capt. Wm. Honyman Henderson, with whom he is now employed on Home service.