Sgt. Solomon Tozer

Sgt. Solomon Tozer

Background

Solomon Tozer is a sergeant with the Royal Marines on the HMS Terror in the Discovery Service for the British Royal Navy.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 1 Go for Broke played by David Walmsley

William Strong tells Thomas Hartnell and Sgt. Tozer that Neptune has been barking all night and Hartnell thinks he hears something. Hartnell borrows a spyglass from Tozer and then tells him to wake up Thomas Blanky. David Young's grave is dug by Cornelius Hickey, Thomas Evans and Magnus Manson, while he is buried by Hickey, who is overseen by Sgt. Tozer. John Franklin gives a speech to the crew about how they will soon accomplish their journey. Six days later, both ships are stuck in the ice and the next morning they wake up to be surrounded by continuous ice.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 3 The Ladder played by David Walmsley

June, 1847, Franklin, along with Henry Goodsir, walks to the men stationed at the hunting blind, consisting of Sgt. Daniel Bryant, Pvt. William Heather and Tozer. He asks them what bait they are using and they tell him rats. Goodsir takes a photo of Franklin with the men at the blind. Franklin is invited by Tozer and Heather to wait in the blind with them and Bryant is suddenly grabbed and killed by the Tuunbaq. The rest of the men in the blind start shooting and Franklin starts to stumble away in shock. After Franklin is killed by the Tuunbaq, Francis Crozier gives the speech written by Franklin for Lt. Graham Gore's eulogy, and during the funeral. Crozier finishes the speech and Tozer initiates the 21 gun salute.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 4 Punishment, as a Boy played by David Walmsley

November, 1847, Tozer complains about how the royal marines are taking the brunt of the Tuunbaq attacks. While on duty, Cornelius Hickey finds William Strong's body resting on the edge of the ship and sees the Tuunbaq walking away. He asks Tozer where Lady Silence has her camp.

During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads played by David Walmsley

Tozer is clipping Heather's fingernails as he explains the method of checking temperature by how long it takes sound to arrive. Tozer holds Heather's hand before heading up to the deck of the ship. Thomas Blanky goes to the deck and shortly after Tozer runs towards him and says the Tuunbaq got Thomas Darlington. The Tuunbaq goes on the deck and kills another man and then attacks Blanky. Blanky climbs up the mast and yells at the men to fire the cannon at it. Blanky throws a lit lantern on the Tuunbaq, setting it on fire and Tozer has the skin on his hands ripped off as he aims the cannon upwards. Hodgson fires the cannon and the Tuubaq falls to the ground, but disappears.