Sgt. Solomon Tozer

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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.