Folios 1-2: James Campbell, aged 32, main top man; case number 1; disease or hurt,...

Folios 1-2: James Campbell, aged 32, main top man; case number 1; disease or hurt, pulmonary complaint. Put on sick list, 18 September 1827 at sea. 30 September 1827, the cough occasionally troubles him.

Folio 3: Richard Ryan, aged 39, forecastle man; case number 2; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 22 September 1827 at sea. Discharged 9 October 1827 to duty.

Folio 3: James Martin, aged 23, forecastle man; case number 3; disease or hurt, asthmatic complaint. Put on sick list, 10 October 1827 at sea. Discharged 2 November 1827 to duty.

Folio 4: John Collins, aged 36, quartermaster; case number 4; disease or hurt, lacerated wounds from Langridge in his arms and thighs besides numerous smaller ones in various parts of his body. Pain, slight swelling and inability to move his limbs succeeded; Put on sick list, 20 October 1827 at Navarino. Discharged 4 November 1827 to the hospital at Malta.

Folio 4: John James Roach, aged 25, admiral’s coxswain; case number 5; disease or hurt, a severe contusion of the left arm producing a simple comminuted fracture of the os. Humeri. Acute pain, swelling and considerable tension soon followed. In a few days these symtoms subsided by the use of evaporating lotions when the splints were applied; Put on sick list, 20 October 1827 at Navarino. Discharged 4 November 1827 to the hospital at Malta.

Folio 4: John Lee, aged 22, able seaman; case number 6; disease or hurt, a small external wound by a musket shot through the lower dorsal vertebrae and supposed to have lodged in the abdomen. He is also wounded in each leg; Put on sick list, 20 October 1827 at Navarino. 4 November 1827, to the hospital.

Folio 4: Mr H Codrinton, midshipman; case number 7; disease or hurt, severe musket ball wounds in the right leg and thigh and a dislocation of the clavicle; Put on sick list, 20 October 1827 at Navarino. 31 October 1827, the wounds have thrown off sloughs and healthy granulations are forming. He is quite easy.

Folio 5: C Wakeham, admiralty clerk; case number 8; disease or hurt, contused leg, a small wound of the ham and abrasion of the face; Put on sick list, 20 October 1827 at Navarino. Discharged 4 November 1827 to the hospital.

Folio 5: William V Lee, aged 21, midshipman; case number 9; disease or hurt, amputated thigh. He was attached to the Hind tender and had his left leg shot away on board that vessel; he was subsequently removed to this ship [HMS Asia] when amputation of the thigh was performed; Put on sick list, 20 October 1827 at Navarino. Discharged 4 November 1827 to the hospital.

Folios 5-6: Despatch by John Liddell, acting physician to the fleet, dated 10 November 1827, from HMS Asia, enclosing a list of the killed and wounded in the late action of Navarino with a short account of the progress of each case. Liddell states he is ‘compelled to adopt this short and irregular form of return from the number and extent of injury of the wounded which require my constant attendance’. Liddell also mentions that the Commander in Chief had appointed him Physician of the Fleet the day after the action.

Folios 7-8: A list of officers and men wounded on board HMS Asia. Edward Curzon esquire Captain and bearing the flag of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, KCB in an action with the Turkish Fleet in Navarino Harbour on 20 October 1827. Severely [wounded] 1 John Collins, quartermaster, several musket shot wounds in his thighs, arms and body. Recovering fast. 2 John James Roach, admiral’s coxswain, fractured humerus. Doing Well. 3 John Lee, landsman, musket shot in the belly, and above the left ankle, fairly convalescent. 4 Thomas King, landsman, amputated arm and musket shot wound in the thigh and leg. Convalescing rapidly. 5 William Dibbs, ordinary seaman, contusion of the belly followed by violent inflammation. Rather stationary. 6 George Carlow, ordinary seaman, lacerations of the thigh and right iris. Mending fast. 7 George Latimer, yeoman of the signals, deep lacerations of the thighs followed by extensive sloughing. Granulating kindly. 8 William Eaton, able seaman, laceration of the foot. Healing rapidly. 9 John Elliotson, ordinary seaman, amputated finger. Nearly well. 10 John Harvey, able seaman, laceration of the shoulder and side. Healing rapidly. 11 Thomas Mullins, able seaman, compound comminuted fracture of the thigh. No change. 12 Robert Darnell, able seaman, contused loins and paralytic legs. Quite well. 13 William Brown, ordinary seaman, laceration of the cheek and lips. Quite well. 14 William Hookery, ordinary seaman, lacerations of the face and arms. Healing fast. 15 Alexander Merryman, able seaman, laceration and fracture of the finger with broken collar bone. Stationary. 16 William Jones (3rd), landsman, lacerated head and fracture of the skull. Nearly well. 17 William Cort, ordinary seaman, laceration of the leg. Doing well. 18 William Chandler, ordinary seaman, fracture of the crista Ilei. Doing well. Folio 8: list of severely wounded (continued). 19 Thomas John Taylor, ordinary seaman, contused nose. Quite well. 20 Henry Rinshaw, landsman, contused face, Quite well. 21 John Rylett, able seaman, contused arms, neck and head. Doing well. 22 Thomas Pickering, landsman, bad fracture of right humerus. Doing well. 23 Cecil Lockley, marine, extensive lacerations of the thigh. Granulating. 24 John Clarke, marine, amputated arm and extensive lacerations of the shoulder, face and neck with fracture of the skull. Doing well. 25 Mr H Codrington, midshipman, a musket shot in the thigh. A large wound by a square substance through the calf of the leg and a dislocated collar bone. Doing well. 26 Mr R H Bunliwry, midshipman, amputated fore arm. Nearly well. 27 Mr W V Lee, midshipman, amputated thigh. Doing well. 28 Mr C Wakeham, supernumerary clerk, extensive laceration of the leg, ham and face, leg sloughing, otherwise doing well. 29 Frederick Imhoff, boy, lacerated hip. Healing rapidly. 30 James Collins, able seaman, divided radial artery. Well. 31 Thomas Halliday, contused head and neck. To duty. 32 Edward Johnson, severe musket shot in the arm. Stationary. 33 John Nowlan, marine, contused loins. Sloughing extensively.

Folio 8: list of slightly [wounded] 1 Mr H S Dyer, secretary, severe laceration of the shoulder. Healing slowly. 2 Honourable H Craddock, lieutenant colonel, lacerated arm. Healing slowly. 3 John Frances, ordinary seaman, laceration of the shoulder. Healing fast. 4 John Horos, ordinary seaman, superficial laceration of the side. Healing fast. 5 John Howard, ordinary seaman, lacerated shoulder. Healing fast. 6 Thomas Flinn, able seaman, contused arm and ankle. Quite well. 7 John Sullivan, gunner’s crew, contused nose. Quite well. 8 John Adams (3), able seaman, contused nose and eye. Quite well. 9 Joseph Griffiths, able seaman, contused legs. Nearly well. 10 George Anderson, ordinary seaman, contused arm and back. Quite well. 11 John Florence, able seaman, musket shot over scapula. Nearly well. 12 Lawrence Burk, captain of the afterguard, contused shoulder. Nearly well. 13 John Murphy, able seaman, lacerated wound of the neck. Well. 14 Nicholas Page, able seaman, laceration of the elbow. Quite well. 15 John Collins, (2), gunner’s crew, contused knee. Quite well. 16 Joseph Stopford, marine, lacerations about the neck and body. Well. 17 Samuel Hill, marine, contused arm. Quite well. 18 Joseph Crawley, marine, contused foot. Nearly well. 19 James Alcock, wounded thigh. Quite well. 20 Groves Benton, marine, contused arm. Quite well. 21 Edward Rush, marine, contusion of arm and body. Quite well. 22 John Michael, boatswain’s mate, contusion of head and shoulder. Well. 23 Charles Ward, boy, grazed shoulder. Nearly well. 24 William Davies, boy, laceration of hand and ankle. Healing rapidly. 25 William Smith, able seaman, wounded finger. Quite well.