Robert Thomas is a minor character in AMC's The Terror. He is a mate on HMS Terror.
In The Show[]
Thomas first appears in episode 2 when he and the other officers listen to Sir John Franklin's speech to the lead parties. He then appears in episode 3 when he and the other sailors attend Sir John's funeral. Thomas' next appearance is in episode 4, when he first appears on the deck of Terror when Crozier berates his crew for being violent towards Lady Silence. He is then show attending Cornelius Hickey's lashing. Like many other men and officers Thomas transfer to HMS Erebus due to Terror resting on a pressure ridge. Thomas is then seen in episode 5, when He, Capt. Fitzjames and fellow mate Edward Couch are seen inspecting the sailors. He survives the Tuunbaq attack and is seen with an officer's cap hauling a sled alongside the boats. This could mean that he dies with the rest of the sailors heading to the mainland.
In The Book[]
Trivia[]
- A spoon beloning to Thomas was recovered from Erebus Bay in 1859.