Died as a result of serving in the Indian War 1857-8. Lieutenant-General in the Grenadier Guards. Commander in Chief - 1857. Born Buckinghamshire. Died of cholera while besieging Delhi.
His name appears on a memorial stone inside Westminster Abbey. that page gives: "Sir Henry William Barnard was the son of Rev.William Barnard and was educated at Westminster School and the Military Academy at Sandhurst. He made his way through the ranks and served on his uncle's staff in Paris, and also in Jamaica and Canada. In 1828 he married Isabella Crauford and they had children. He was Major General by 1854 and he served at Sebastopol in the Crimea and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his distinguished services. In India he took charge of the force to relieve Delhi. He died of cholera on 5 July 1857 and was buried in Rajpur cemetery. ..."
