Bernard was born in 1885, the son of Mary Louisa Stone. Louisa was the housekeeper working for Henry Constable, and they married in 1896. Bernard then took on Henry’s surname. In 1901 they were living at 27 Warwick Street, Wolverhampton, along with Bernard’s siblings Florence (also previously Stone), Albert and Lawrence. On 9 October 1910, Bernard married Catherine Margaret Sidaway, and they were living at 23 Melbourne Street, Wolverhampton, in 1911. Bernard had become a house painter. The couple had a son, Bernard, in 1914.
On 28 August 1916, Bernard enlisted as a Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery (number 133870). He served throughout the war, until he was discharged in September 1919 suffering from nephritis. The couple had another child, Margaret, born in 1920. Unfortunately, Bernard died in 1920.