Torrington had been chief Stoker aboard the Erebus which along with the Terror sailed with Sir John Franklin during his expedition to chart the Northwest Passage.

• 托林通是“埃里伯斯”号船上的仓库管理主管，在他赴西北航道探险时，同船前往的有约翰.；富兰克林爵士，另有“恐怖”号船同行。