Catalogue description Folio 1; Charles Hill, Lieutenant Royal Navy, from HMS Curacoa; killed by gun shot...

Folio 1; Charles Hill, Lieutenant Royal Navy, from HMS Curacoa; killed by gun shot wounds of right cheek and upper part of sternum, the ball passed through the chest.

Folio 1; James Harris, Ordinary Seaman, from HMS Curacoa; killed by gun shot wound behind right ear, ball lodged in cavity of skull and two (probably) tomahawk wounds, one in cheek, one on forearm.

Folio 1; George Watt, Gunner Royal Navy, from HMS Miranda; killed, skull cleft transversely by a tomahawk and said to have been shot through chest.

Folio 2; J F C Hamilton, Captain Royal Navy, from HMS Esk; killed by gun shot wound over left orbit, ball lodged in skull.

Folio 2; William Leigh, Stoker, from HMS Esk; killed by gun shot wound through back of head a second through loins.

Folio 2; R Fuller, Ordinary Seaman, from HMS Esk; killed by gun shot wound through left orbit, ball lodged in skull.

Folio 2; W Dalton, Quarter Master, from HMS Esk; killed by gun shot wound through head another penetrated right lung.

Folio 2; Henry Clarke, Boy, from HMS Harrier; killed by gun shot wound through the lower part of throat, ball entered above sternum.

Folio 2; Andrew Greenham, Stoker, from HMS Harrier; killed, tomahawk wound of right wrist, spear wounds of face and head, which penetrated the cavity of the skull, and said to have been shot through loins.

Folio 2; George Young, 2nd Able Seaman, from HMS Harrier; killed by gun shot wound of chest, ball entered through centre of sternum.

Folio 2; Henry Harding, Sergeant Royal Marine, from HMS Eclipse; killed by gun shot wound fracturing both jaws on right side, also a ball penetrated right lung.

Folio 3; case no 1, Thomas Jerrem, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman, from HMS Curacoa; wounded from a musket ball which entered in the left side of the sacrum; sent 24 May 1864 to Military Hospital at Auckland, this patient was still in the Hospital on 31 December,

Folio 4; case no 2, William Fox, aged 21, Ordinary Seaman, from HMS Curacoa; gun shot wound of left foot, this was probably from an accidental discharge of the man's 'own' pistol as it was just in the direction it would take when held downwards in the hand; sent 4 May 1864 to his own ship, in which he soon recovered,

Folios 5-6; case no 3, John Watson, aged 21, Ordinary Seaman, from HMS Curacoa; gun shot wound of left thigh resulting in amputation; invalided 24 October 1864 to England.

Folio 7; case no 4, Amos Smith, aged 32, Leading Seaman, from HMS Curacoa; gun shot wound of left thigh; sent 24 October 1864 to his own ship, pension certificate was given.

Folio 8; case no 5, Charles Meen, aged 22, Gunner Royal Marine Artillery, from HMS Curacoa; gun shot wound of lower jaw; sent 4 May 1864 to his own ship.

Folio 9; case no 6, Robert F Hammick, aged 20, Lieutenant Royal Navy, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of right shoulder; discharged 4 May 1864, according to the Surgeon, this patient was appointed to HMS Curacoa to fill the vacancy of the lieutenant of this ship who was killed, he left for Auckland on this date, on board the Curacoa to he did not progress rapidly probably from moving about too much, he however got quite well and had the use of the arm.

Folios 10-11; case no 7, John Noakes, aged 34, Boatswain's Mate, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of left shoulder; discharged 12 June 1864 to duty.

Folio 12; case no 8, James English, aged 26, Captain Main Top, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of left thigh; discharged 2 June 1864 to duty.

Folios 13-14; case no 9, Michael J V Bryan, aged 25, Able Seaman, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of left leg; discharged 26 June 1864 to duty.

Folios 15-17; case no 10, Samuel Ruthven, aged 27, Able Seaman, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of chest, fracture of left arm; sent 24 May 1864 to Military Hospital, this patient was discharged from the Hospital on 30 September [1864]…he was kept on board to be brought forward for Medical Survey.

Folios 18-20; case no 11, George Claringbold, aged 25, Leading Seaman, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of left leg, by accidental discharge of his own rifle...according to the Surgeon, the opinions of two or three medical officers were against saving the limb, but he determined to give it a chance...the Surgeon then describes the resection operation, which wasperformed under the chloroform; discharged 28 August 1864 to duty.

Folio 21; case no 12, Alexander McAlister, aged 20, Able Seaman, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of right forearm; discharged 9 June 1864 to duty.

Folio 22; case no 13, Levi Kent, aged 32, Private Royal Marine, from HMS Miranda; gun shot wound of left thigh, amputation. On May 2, according to the Surgeon, after he was consulting with the other medical officers, this patient was put under chloroform and removed the thigh by double flap operation, however the shock of the operation and the loss of blood were more than his state could bear. He died 2 May 1864.