Folios 38-39: John Welling, aged 30, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, fever, subsequent...

ADM 101/83/1/3

1826-1828

Folios 38-39: John Welling, aged 30, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, fever, subsequent to injury of the spine. Put on sick list, 25 September 1827, off Navarino. Died, 6 October 1827. Severely sprained his loins lifting a heavy weight but did not complain until the day after. Mentions consulting the Surgeon at Genoa about bleeding him, 5 October.

Folios 39-40: William Mee, aged 23, Private Marine; disease or hurt, abscess. Put on sick list, 17 September 1827, off Navarino. Discharged to duty, 11 October 1827.

Folios 40-42: Thomas Bell, aged 23, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, injury of the spine. Put on sick list, 30 September 1827, off Navarino. Discharged to Malta Lazaretto for hospital. Fell from the main deck down the fore hatchway into the fore cockpit and severely injured his spine. A tumour formed at the site of the injury with two hard protuberances in it assumed to be parts of the process of one of his vertebrae, fractured and displaced. He had little sensation and no power in the lower part of his body. Fearing gangrene and nothing to be done for him on board he was sent to the lazaretto, since the ship was in quarantine, to be sent to the hospital.

Folio 42: Stephen Gregory, aged 29, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 5 October 1827, at Malta. Discharged to duty, 19 October 1827.

Folio 43: Lists of killed and wounded on the Albion in the Battle of Navarino, 20 October 1827. Cases worthy of mention are detailed afterwards in the order in which they were discharged from the sick list.

Killed - Cornelius J Stevens, Captain of Marines; Mr Edward R Tester, Volunteer 2nd Class; Thomas Wilding, Serjeant of Marines; Jonathan Westcott, Captain of the Mast; William Spray, Carpenter's Crew; James Douglas, Able Seaman; James Bowles, Ordinary Seaman; Frederick Harvey, Ordinary Seaman; Brian Morgan, Ordinary Seaman; Thomas Warren, Boy 1st Class; Total number killed 10.

Wounded - John Key, Ordinary Seaman, musket ball through left arm - Died 28 October from tetanus. William Watson, Able Seaman, amputated right arm; James Abercrombie, Gunner's Crew, amputated right thigh; Jonathan Cunningham, Able Seaman, amputated left thigh; Richard William Barret, Carpenter's Crew, compound fracture of left leg; David Bland, Able Seaman, amputated right arm; William Chambers, Able Seaman, amputated left thigh; Mr Thomas Addington, Boatswain, amputated left arm; Mr Frederick Gray, Midshipman, amputated right arm at shoulder joint;n John Wall, Marine, musket ball through upper part of right arm; Charles Harrison, Ordinary Seaman, severe lacerated wound of right leg; John Butler, Ordinary Seaman, musket ball wound of right leg; Robert Cruikshank, Able Seaman, musket ball wound of left leg; William Murphy, Landsman, compound fracture of left leg; John Powell, Marine, compound fracture of left leg; Benjamin Willmott, Boy, compound fracture of right leg; William Cooper, Marine, musket ball wound of foot; Benjamin Kindness, Quarter Master, simple fracture of right leg; all sent to a temporary hospital fitted up at Fort Ricasole, 3 November 1827. William Bocok, Ordinary Seaman, vision of left eye destroyed by a blow, discharged to duty 7 January 1828. Mr Lloyd, Mate, violent contusion on right gluteous mass, returned to duty 13 December. Andrew Wright, Able Seaman, splinter wound of back and left arm, returned to duty 24 November.Michael Boyd, Able Seaman, several splinter wounds and contusions, returned to duty 19 November. John Milligan, Able Seaman, contusion of left shoulder, returned to duty 19 November. Richard Hurlock, Ordinary Seaman, splinter wound of left breast etc., returned to duty 21 December. John Hooper, Able Seaman, several splinter wounds, returned to duty 19 December. Peter Connel, Carpenter's Crew, severe splinter wound of thigh, returned to duty 4 December. Colin Campbell, Ordinary Seaman, several severe contusions and abrasions, returned to duty 22 November. William Harris, Able Seaman, severe contusion of breast, returned to duty 20 October. Thomas Monday [or Munday], Bosun's Mate, severe contusion of right side, returned to duty 26 December. Jonathan Cammish, Able Seaman, several severe splinter wounds, returned to duty 4 November. Richard Tindall, Able Seaman, several severe splinter wounds, returned to duty 7 November. John Humphreys, Ordinary Seaman, severe contusion of loins, returned to duty 2 November. William Matthews, Ordinary Seaman, contusion of loins and contused [...e], returned to duty 5 November. George Sylvester, Able Seaman, splinter wound of leg, returned to duty 27 October. John Prendergrast, Able Seaman, splinter wound of leg, returned to duty 27 October. Robert Hale, Able Seaman, splinter wound of leg, returned to duty 6 November. Jesse Boyd, Bosun's Mate, splinter wound of leg, returned to duty 27 October. John Cooper, Boy, splinter wound of leg, returned to duty 3 November. John Noland, Able Seaman, several contusions and abrasions, returned to duty 4 November. James Park, Able Seaman, several contusions and abrasions, returned to duty 26 October. Thomas Gregory, Ordinary Seaman, contusion of arm, returned to duty 27 October. John Carty, Marine, contusion of leg, returned to duty 27 October. George Safeguard, Ordinary Seaman, contusion of leg, returned to duty 27 October. William Ireland, Able Seaman, contusion of leg, returned to duty 27 October. John Edwards, Marine, contusion of leg, returned to duty 27 October. Thomas Devon, Captain of the Foretop, contusion of foot and leg, returned to duty 2 November. William Savage, Ordinary Seaman, contused thigh, returned to duty 27 October.Simon Riordan, Boy, contused face, returned to duty 27 October. The following were hurt but did not go on the sick list - John N Campbell Esq., Commander, musket ball wound of forehead. Mr J G D'Urban, Supernumerary Lieutenant, contused left foot. Reverend Edmund Winder, Chaplain, contused loins. Mr William [Ford] O'Kane, Assistant Surgeon, slight wound of hand and fingers.Mr James Stewart, Clerk, contused leg. Mr W Boys, Midshipman, contused abdomen. William Smith, Boatswain's Mate, contused arm. Jonathan Anthony, Marine, splinter wound of foot. Total number of wounded 56.

Folio 44: John Key, aged 25, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, musket ball wound. Put on sick list, 20 October 1827, Navarino Bay. Died, 28 October 1827. A musket ball passed through his left arm about an inch and a half above the middle, passing from before backwards, over the humerus but without injuring it. The wound did well but on the morning of 27 October 1827 he woke with a stiff neck and unable to open his mouth widely. He died at 4am on the 28 October 1827.

Folio 45: John Humphreys, aged 28, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, splinter wound. Put on sick list, 20 October 1827, Navarino Harbour. Discharged to duty, 2 November 1827. Had an extensive abrasion of the [...] of the loins from the blow of a splinter.

Folio 45: John Cammish, aged 35, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, splinter wounds. Put on sick list, 20 October 1827, Navarino Harbour. Discharged to duty, 4 November 1827. Several cuts and bruises in various parts of the body from splinters, all superficial.

Folio 45: Michael Boyd, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, splinter wounds. Put on sick list, 20 October 1827, Navarino Harbour. Discharged to duty, 9 November 1827. Several abrasions and severe contusions in different parts of the body from splinters and his left ear is half severed from the head.

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