John Hartnell

The names on the headboards were John Torrington, a stoker from the engine room, age 20, who had died on January 1st, 1846.

John Hartnell, an able seaman, age 25, who had died on January 4th.

And William Braine, a Royal Marine private, age 32, who had died on April 3rd.

Three men dead in the first winter, not unusual for an Arctic expedition of this era when tuberculosis, pneumonia, and other diseases took a steady toll on crews weakened by cold and poor nutrition, but notable nonetheless.