John Hartnell is a minor character in AMC's The Terror. He is an able seaman on HMS Erebus and Tom Hartnell's brother.
In The Show[]
Hartnell is first mentioned in episode 1 by Erebus cabin boy David Young, when the latter is dying from tuberculosis. He is later mentioned in episode 9 when Crozier comforts a dying Tom Hartnell telling him to "Go be with your brother now".
In The Book[]
Hartnell's death and burial on Beechey Island are described in chapter 6 of the original book.
Trivia[]
- A flashback involving the autopsy of John Hartnell was in the original script of episode 1.
- John and His brother served in China during the opium war.