D.N.l/N.L. 2991/36
GRAVE OF BRITISH NAVAL
OFFICERS AND MEN ON SANDY
HOOK, N.J.
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In reply to your reference of the 3rd August
last, N.A, 298, all the information available from
Admiralty records is contained in the enclosed copy
letter of the 28th September last addressed to The Rt.
Hon* The Earl of Morton and extract from the Muster Book
of H.M.S. ASSISTANCE for the period in question.
I will communicate further if a reply is received
from the Earl of Morton.
DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Admiralty,
S.W.I.
Dec. 1936
EXTRACTS PROM MUSTER BOOK OP H.M.S. ASSISTANCE 1783/4.
Date of Place of Age Name Quality Disposal
Appearance Birth R. D. or DD.
28 Aug. 1783	Pr Comm11 14 Aug.	1783	Hon. Hamilton Douglas Hallyburton	1st Lieut.	D.D. 2 January 1784 Drowned in Sandy Hook Bay - Buried at Sandy Hook.	
do.	Aberdeen	19	Alexr. Johnstone (21 Sept. Masters	Mid. Mate)	do.	Buried at Sandy Hook.
do.	.- «-J|	-	Geo. Paddy	Mid.	do.	do.
do.	Portsmouth	18	Wm. Scott	A.B.	do.	do.
do.	Edinborough	19	David Reddie	A.B.	do.	do.
1 Oct.	London	18	Wm. Tomlinson	A.B.	do.	Body not recovered.
2 Oct.	New York	24	Jno. McChean	A.B.	do.	Buried at Sandy Hook.
9 Oct.			Geo. Towers	A.B.	do.	do.
9 Oct.	London	22	Andrew Hamilton	A.B.	do.	Body not recovered.
9 Oct.			Roht. Heywood	A.B.	do.	Buried at Sandy Hook.
10 Oct.			Wm. Spry	A.B.	do.	do.
10 Oct.			Roht. Wood	A.B.	do.	Body not recovered.
10 Oct.			Chas. Gascolgne	A.B.	do.	Buried at Sandy Hook.
9 Aug.	Plymouth Divsn.		Jas.. Champion	1st	do.	do.