Braine, William b. 1814 d. April 3, 1846 Explorer. Braine served as a Marine in the Royal Marines. He was later part of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. In 1845 a crew of 129 men including Franklin boarded two ships, the 'HMS Erebus' and the 'HMS Terror,' which set sail for the Arctic. The ships and the men later disappeared. After 3 years of being missing, several search parties were sent all over the Arctic landscape, but only a few relics of the expedition were found. In 1853 to...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Beechey Island, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada
Hartnell, John b. 1820 d. January 4, 1846 Explorer. Hartnell served as an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy. He was later part of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. In 1845 a crew of 129 men including Franklin boarded two ships, the 'HMS Erebus' and the 'HMS Terror' which set sail for the Arctic. The ships and the men later disappeared. After 3 years of being missing, several search parties were sent all over the Arctic landscape, but only a few relics of the expedition were found. In 1853...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Beechey Island, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada
Torrington, John b. 1825 d. January 1, 1846 Explorer. Torrington served as a Stoker in the Royal Navy. He was later part of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. In 1845 a crew of 129 men including Franklin boarded two ships, the 'HMS Erebus' and the 'HMS Terror,' which set sail for the Arctic. The ships and the men later disappeared. After 3 years of being missing, several search parties were sent all over the Arctic landscape, but only a few relics of the expedition were found. In 1853 to...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Beechey Island, Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada
b. 1814 d. April 3, 1846