Gardner was born at the
City of London and was educated at
The King's School, Canterbury. From there he attended the
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, graduating in July 1910 as a
second lieutenant in the
Royal Artillery. He was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant in July 1913. Gardner made two appearances in
first-class cricket for the
British Army cricket team in June 1914, against
Cambridge University at
Fenner's and the
Royal Navy at
Lord's. He scored 42 runs in his two first-class matches, with a high score of 17. He served in the
First World War, during which he was promoted to the temporary rank of
captain in July 1915. He relinquished a temporary appointment to brigade major–captain in March 1919. In June of the same year, he was awarded the
Military Cross and decorated with the
Croix de Guerre by France. He was granted the
Order of the Nile (fourth class) in May 1922, for operations against the
Nuer leader
Garluark in the Upper Nile. Having been seconded to the
Royal Military College of Science, Gardner was restored to the Royal Artillery in April 1928. He was promoted to the rank of
major in December 1928. He retired from active service in March 1931. Gardner died at
East Grinstead in February 1939. ==References==