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'''Montague Robert Bernard''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  His first name is sometimes spelled '''Mountague''', but the more conventional spelling is used at least half the time.
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Montague Robert Bernard''' (8 April, 1884 – 1 May, 1952) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].  His first name is sometimes spelled '''Mountague''', but the more conventional spelling is used at least half the time.
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Bents Brook, Dorking.
  
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Bernard was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}
 
Bernard was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1906.{{NLMar13|p. 7}}
  
Bernard was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kangaroo|f=t}} on 29 July, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 341}}
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On 1 March, 1909, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for ten days for a chest injury.  He would have frequent unspecified health issues from here, but it may be that they stem from this incident or be related the heart ailment that killed him.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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Bernard was appointed in command of the {{UK-Kangaroo|f=t}} on 29 July, 1912. In March of 1913, he damaged her bow by hitting the wall in Granville Dock in Dover.  At some time in 1914 he also struck a buoy.  He received light reprimands from the Admiralty in both incidents.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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Bernard was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1914.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Bernard was appointed to command the {{UK-Saracen|f=c}} on 6 January, 1915 and assumed command on the 7th.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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He was mentioned in despatches for his service between 3 December 1915 and 29 May, 1916, gazetted 25 July, 1916.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
  
 
Bernard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.{{NLJan19|p. 345}}
 
Bernard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916.{{NLJan19|p. 345}}
  
He was in command of the {{UK-Nubian|f=t}} when she was torpedoed at at [[Battle of Dover Strait]] on the night of 26-27 October, 1916.{{UKNavalOpsIV|p. 61}}
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He was in command of the {{UK-1Nubian|f=t}} when she was torpedoed at at [[Battle of Dover Strait]] on the night of 26-27 October, 1916.{{UKNavalOpsIV|p. 61}} The Court of Enquiry into her loss cited Bernard's "strained physical condition" as he attempted to ram an enemy vessel.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
  
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On 1 December, 1916, the Vice-Admiral, Dover granted him two weeks of sick leave and he left his now nominal command of the bisected ''Nubian''.  Bernard was found to be unfit upon his survey on the 18 December and scheduled to be resurveyed on 18 January, at which time he was found to be fit only for shore service.  He was placed in command of the inactive {{UK-Jupiter|f=t}} on 29 January.  This quiet spell saw Bernard wrestling with continued unspecified health issues until 25 May when he was found to be fit once again.  Five days later, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Murray|f=t}}.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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On 1 April, 1918 he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Syringa|f=t}} and she spent the rest of the war supporting the efforts of the [[Northern Patrol]].  Bernard was commended by Vice-Admiral, Northern Patrol [[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper]] for his services in this command.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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==Post-War==
 
Bernard was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}} on 9 July, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 879''a''}}
 
Bernard was appointed in command of the {{UK-Valkyrie|f=t}} on 9 July, 1920.{{NLDec20|p. 879''a''}}
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Bernard was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 November, 1922.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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Bernard was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on the Retired List on his forty-fifth birthday, 8 April, 1929.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Bernard was appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser [[H.M.S. Cheshire (1927)|''Cheshire'']] on 30 August, 1939 and was in command when she was torpedoed and heavily damaged in October 1940.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3348.html Uboat.net]</ref>  In 1941, he became Base Captain in Cardiff on the staff of the Flag Officer in Charge.  He suffered some heart ailments that year.<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>
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Bernard died of a cardiac infarction in 1952.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Montague+Robert+Bernard Service Records]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Philip Acheson Warre|Philip A. Warre]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M. T.B. 26'''</small>|'''[[H.M. T.B. 26 (1885)|Captain of H.M. T.B. 026]]'''<br>13 Jun, 1908{{NLJul08|p. 400}} &ndash; 23 Jun, 1908{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Grendon Tippet|Arthur G. Tippet]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Neville Eardley-Wilmot|Frederick N. Eardley-Wilmot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Haughty (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Haughty'']]'''<br>5 Aug, 1911<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; 31 Oct, 1911<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Bernard John Hamilton Ward|Bernard J. H. Ward]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Conflict (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Conflict'']]'''<br>31 Oct, 1911<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; Jul, 1912<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Leonard Pius Vavasour|Leonard P. Vavasour]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Mackworth|Geoffrey Mackworth]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valkyrie (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valkyrie'']]'''<br>9 Jul, 1920{{NLDec20|p. 879''a''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ralph Kerr|Ralph Kerr]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Michael Kavanagh Horsley Kennedy|Michael K. H. Kennedy]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Flying Fish (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Flying Fish'']]'''<br>2 Jul, 1912<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; 29 Jul, 1912<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lawrence D'Oyly Bignell|Lawrence D'O. Bignell]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Leonard Fox|Charles L. Fox]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kangaroo (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kangaroo'']]'''<br>29 Jul, 1912<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLJan15|p. 341}} &ndash; 6 Jan, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Forrester|Henry Forrester]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Swinfen Durance George|Arthur S. D. George]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Saracen (1908)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Saracen'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}} &ndash; 2 Apr, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Montague Robert Bernard|Montague R. Bernard]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Herbert Reginald Lloyd Edwards|Herbert R. L. Edwards]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Tartar (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Tartar'']]'''<br>2 Apr, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}} &ndash; 20 Apr, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Herbert Borgnis Hammond-Chambers|Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Montague Robert Bernard|Montague R. Bernard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Saracen (1908)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Saracen'']]'''<br>20 Apr, 1915<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 397''v''}} &ndash; 28 Mar, 1916<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Victor Lindsey Arbuthnot Campbell|Victor L. A. Campbell]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Ignatius Hallett|John I. Hallett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Nubian (1909)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Nubian'']]'''<br>28 Mar, 1916<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 396''g''}} &ndash; 1 Dec, 1916<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''Vessel Crippled'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Frederick Corbett|Charles F. Corbett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Jupiter'']]'''<br>29 Jan, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; 30 May, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Amyus Radcliffe|Charles A. Radcliffe]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Taprell Dorling|Henry T. Dorling]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Murray (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Murray'']]'''<br>30 May, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLNov17|p. 395''u''}} &ndash; 6 Nov, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Bourchier Wrey|Hugh B. Wrey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Bourchier Wrey|Hugh B. Wrey]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Mohawk (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Mohawk'']]'''<br>6 Nov, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; ''c''. late Nov, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Patrick Blake|Cuthbert P. Blake]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cuthbert Patrick Blake|Cuthbert P. Blake]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Termagant (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Termagant'']]'''<br>Nov, 1917<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; 29 Mar, 1918<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.  This date not  crystalline in terms of legibility.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Andrew Browne Cunningham, First Viscount Cunningham|Sir Andrew B. Cunningham]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Maurice Baldwin Raymond Blackwood|Maurice B. R. Blackwood]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Syringa (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Syringa'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1918<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLDec18|p. 913}} &ndash; 30 Jan, 1919<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Maitland Rae|Edward M. Rae]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. PC 42 (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''PC 42'']]'''<br>30 Jan, 1919<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; 9 Jul, 1920<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hugh Davenport Colville|Hugh D. Colville]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Valkyrie (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Valkyrie'']]'''<br>9 Jul, 1920<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>{{NLDec20|p. 879''a''}} &ndash; May, 1921<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Douglas Harvey|John D. Harvey]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Brian Cameron Gourley|Brian C. Gourley]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Verity (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Verity'']]'''<br>May, 1921<ref>Bernard Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/96.|D7604195}} f. ?.</ref> &ndash; May, 1922<ref>Inferred from Curteis's record and a cancelled appointment for Bernard that month.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Jock Whitworth|William J. Whitworth]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 18:37, 9 January 2018

Captain (retired) Montague Robert Bernard (8 April, 1884 – 1 May, 1952) was an officer in the Royal Navy. His first name is sometimes spelled Mountague, but the more conventional spelling is used at least half the time.

Life & Career

Born in Bents Brook, Dorking.

Bernard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1906.[1]

On 1 March, 1909, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for ten days for a chest injury. He would have frequent unspecified health issues from here, but it may be that they stem from this incident or be related the heart ailment that killed him.[2]

Bernard was appointed in command of the destroyer Kangaroo on 29 July, 1912. In March of 1913, he damaged her bow by hitting the wall in Granville Dock in Dover. At some time in 1914 he also struck a buoy. He received light reprimands from the Admiralty in both incidents.[3]

Bernard was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1914.[4]

Great War

Bernard was appointed to command the "S" Class submarine Saracen on 6 January, 1915 and assumed command on the 7th.[5]

He was mentioned in despatches for his service between 3 December 1915 and 29 May, 1916, gazetted 25 July, 1916.[6]

Bernard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916.[7]

He was in command of the destroyer Nubian when she was torpedoed at at Battle of Dover Strait on the night of 26-27 October, 1916.[8] The Court of Enquiry into her loss cited Bernard's "strained physical condition" as he attempted to ram an enemy vessel.[9]

On 1 December, 1916, the Vice-Admiral, Dover granted him two weeks of sick leave and he left his now nominal command of the bisected Nubian. Bernard was found to be unfit upon his survey on the 18 December and scheduled to be resurveyed on 18 January, at which time he was found to be fit only for shore service. He was placed in command of the inactive battleship Jupiter on 29 January. This quiet spell saw Bernard wrestling with continued unspecified health issues until 25 May when he was found to be fit once again. Five days later, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Murray.[10]

On 1 April, 1918 he was appointed in command of the convoy sloop Syringa and she spent the rest of the war supporting the efforts of the Northern Patrol. Bernard was commended by Vice-Admiral, Northern Patrol Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper for his services in this command.[11]

Post-War

Bernard was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Valkyrie on 9 July, 1920.[12]

Bernard was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 6 November, 1922.[13]

Bernard was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on his forty-fifth birthday, 8 April, 1929.[14]

World War II

Bernard was appointed in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Cheshire on 30 August, 1939 and was in command when she was torpedoed and heavily damaged in October 1940.[15] In 1941, he became Base Captain in Cardiff on the staff of the Flag Officer in Charge. He suffered some heart ailments that year.[16]

Bernard died of a cardiac infarction in 1952.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Philip A. Warre
as Captain of H.M. T.B. 26
Captain of H.M. T.B. 026
13 Jun, 1908[17] – 23 Jun, 1908[Inference]
Succeeded by
Arthur G. Tippet
Preceded by
Edgar C. Cookson
Captain of H.M. T.B. 033
1908[18][19] – 1 Apr, 1909[20]
Succeeded by
Henry D. Simonds
Preceded by
Edward P. U. Broad
Captain of H.M. T.B. 051
2 Jun, 1911[21] – 30 Jun, 1911[22]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry L. M. Coxon
Captain of H.M. T.B. 068
1 Jul, 1911[23] – 5 Aug, 1911[24]
Succeeded by
Harold G. Campbell
Preceded by
Frederick N. Eardley-Wilmot
Captain of H.M.S. Haughty
5 Aug, 1911[25] – 31 Oct, 1911[26]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Bernard J. H. Ward
Captain of H.M.S. Conflict
31 Oct, 1911[27] – Jul, 1912[28]
Succeeded by
Leonard P. Vavasour
Preceded by
Michael K. H. Kennedy
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
2 Jul, 1912[29] – 29 Jul, 1912[30]
Succeeded by
Lawrence D'O. Bignell
Preceded by
Charles L. Fox
Captain of H.M.S. Kangaroo
29 Jul, 1912[31][32] – 6 Jan, 1915[33]
Succeeded by
Henry Forrester
Preceded by
Arthur S. D. George
Captain of H.M.S. Saracen
6 Jan, 1915[34][35] – 2 Apr, 1915[36]
Succeeded by
Montague R. Bernard
Preceded by
Herbert R. L. Edwards
Captain of H.M.S. Tartar
2 Apr, 1915[37][38] – 20 Apr, 1915[39]
Succeeded by
Robert H. B. Hammond-Chambers
Preceded by
Montague R. Bernard
Captain of H.M.S. Saracen
20 Apr, 1915[40][41] – 28 Mar, 1916[42]
Succeeded by
Victor L. A. Campbell
Preceded by
John I. Hallett
Captain of H.M.S. Nubian
28 Mar, 1916[43][44] – 1 Dec, 1916[45]
Succeeded by
Vessel Crippled
Preceded by
Charles F. Corbett
Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter
29 Jan, 1917[46] – 30 May, 1917[47]
Succeeded by
Charles A. Radcliffe
Preceded by
Henry T. Dorling
Captain of H.M.S. Murray
30 May, 1917[48][49] – 6 Nov, 1917[50]
Succeeded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Preceded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Captain of H.M.S. Mohawk
6 Nov, 1917[51]c. late Nov, 1917[52]
Succeeded by
Cuthbert P. Blake
Preceded by
Cuthbert P. Blake
Captain of H.M.S. Termagant
Nov, 1917[53] – 29 Mar, 1918[54]
Succeeded by
Sir Andrew B. Cunningham
Preceded by
Maurice B. R. Blackwood
Captain of H.M.S. Syringa
1 Apr, 1918[55][56] – 30 Jan, 1919[57]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward M. Rae
Captain of H.M.S. PC 42
30 Jan, 1919[58] – 9 Jul, 1920[59]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Hugh D. Colville
Captain of H.M.S. Valkyrie
9 Jul, 1920[60][61] – May, 1921[62]
Succeeded by
John D. Harvey
Preceded by
Brian C. Gourley
Captain of H.M.S. Verity
May, 1921[63] – May, 1922[64]
Succeeded by
William J. Whitworth

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 7.
  2. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  3. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  4. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  5. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  6. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 345.
  8. Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 61.
  9. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  10. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  11. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879a.
  13. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  14. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  15. Uboat.net
  16. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  17. The Navy List. (July, 1908). p. 400.
  18. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  19. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
  20. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  21. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  22. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  23. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  24. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  25. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  26. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  27. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  28. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  29. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  30. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  31. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  32. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 341.
  33. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  34. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  35. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
  36. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  37. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  38. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
  39. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  40. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  41. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397v.
  42. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  43. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  44. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396g.
  45. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  46. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  47. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  48. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  49. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395u.
  50. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  51. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  52. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  53. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  54. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?. This date not crystalline in terms of legibility.
  55. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  56. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 913.
  57. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  58. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  59. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  60. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  61. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879a.
  62. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  63. Bernard Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/96. f. ?.
  64. Inferred from Curteis's record and a cancelled appointment for Bernard that month.