The following is a list of Acastas who served and received the Naval General Service Medal for the Battle of Santo Domingo on 6 February 1806. Capture of three and destruction of two French sail of the line.
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| Purser Peter Henwood's actual medal |
ALEXANDER, John Midshipman
ALLEN, Peter A.B.
BAILEY, Walter L.M.
BARRY, John A.B.
BOON, John A.B.
CAMPBELL, James Lieut. R.M.
COLTMAN, James Ord
DALRYMPLE, Thomas A.B.
FOOTMAN, John Ord
GOFF, Richard A.B.
HAINES, Thomas Gunner
HARGREAVES, John Ord
HARRIS, William Boy
HENWOOD, Peter Purser
ISLES, Samuel Supn (Unrated)
JEFFERY, Samuel A.B.
McLEAN, Alexander Pte. R.M.
NAYLOR, Edward 1st LT. R.M.
SANG, Andrew Ord
SARE, Matthew A.B.
THOMSON, Thomas A.B.
WATERS, John Ord
From: Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840 by Kenneth Douglas Morris
Could this battle be fodder for yet another of your fine narratives touching on Acasta participation? I'd love to hear about the part she and her company played in the Haitian Revolution.
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