Memorial at Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada commemorating John Hartnell, RN, d. 1846
Location
Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘Sacred / to the memory of / John Hartnell, A.B. of HMS EREBUS / Died January 4th 1846 / Aged 25 Years. / Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts / Consider your Ways. / Haggai C.I.V 7'
Details
Type: Headboard
Materials: Wood
Vessel: HMS Erebus
Materials: Wood
Vessel: HMS Erebus
People
Hartnell, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 4/1/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 25
Date of Death: 4/1/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Able seaman HMS 'Erebus', Arctic exploration, died on Franklin's last expedition 1845. John Hartnell was buried alongside John Torrington, 1846; William Braine, 1846 and Thomas Morgan, 1854. The current headboards are replicas. The originals are now at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, 1993.
Bibliography: Peter C. Sutherland 'Journal of a voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits, in the years 1850-1851...' (London, 1852) p. 305.
Bibliography: Peter C. Sutherland 'Journal of a voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow Straits, in the years 1850-1851...' (London, 1852) p. 305.