#James Walter Fairholme

[noughticalcrossings]

Borealis

In 1845, two Royal Navy ships and two Aerial Corps dragon crews left England in an attempt to finally discover a navigable passage through the Arctic. In 1847, Captain James Fitzjames struggles to shield his dragon from the fallout of a failing Expedition. In 1849, at a meeting of the Admirals of the Air, Captain James Fitzjames of Her Majesty's Dragon Aurora recounts the events of the disastrous Franklin Expedition to determine if he will be court-martialed for the loss of HMD Ulysses with all hands aboard. The truth lies lost on the ice, somewhere in the middle.

A Temeraire Universe Fusion for my first Terror Big Bang written by the incomparable @revolutionarygold who has been a delight to work with

Go read it here and then return for the last image, as it is a spoiler and a tad distressing if you don’t like looking at corpses

[strogoff-era]

I wanted to draw some cute Erebus lieutenants ship but instead I drew this

[leadandblood]

@strogoff-era Most of the single and double draws are from a long term project of mine, which I haven't shared a lot of. I don't mind sharing a bit now though ^^

Fairholme and Dundy

And Gore :DD

[cockroachesunite]

Alright, i may be crazy, but look

they’re both wearing the same coat (Fitzjames lent Fairholme his for the picture)

There’s actually another picture of each of them

now look at the SLEEVES

using this table (which I tested out with my brother for scale: he’s about half a foot taller than me, but his forearm’s only about 2cm longer than mine)

This is by no means exact, (and please correct me if I’m wrong) but I think it’s very probable that Fairholme was something like half a foot taller than Fitzjames

[aberroes]

Girl I’m on the wiki pages of Terror characters you don’t even know exist. Based on the picture he’s never had more than 45% of his face not obscured by someone else’s shoulder in frame. Yet (bridgens voice) there will be porn

[lieutenantfairholme]

Dear me, what did I miss?

[jamesfitzjamesdotcom]

In Hope of Better Things

Franklin Expedition spoon with the crest of Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme, with the initials C.H. (Cornelius Hickey) later added below it.

[Collection National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, former Greenwich Hospital Collection ID: AAA2386

I edited the first photo a bit to make the crest and initials more clearly visible.]

Fairholme's crest as seen in the Illustrated London News of 28 October 1854 p.421, when the finding of this spoon & other relics was announced by John Rae. The motto 'Spero Meliora' means 'In hope of better things'.

[ltwilliammowett]

Epaulettes from the wreck of HMS Erebus, maybe owned and worn by Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme, before 1845 - Above the condition as they were found and below after cleaning and conservation.

[croziers-compass]

Erebus Poll: Who Do You Marry?

talk about your man in the tags. (Skipped marines yes. I know)

[chasdesvoeux]

MUSTER LIST UNDER THE CUT Note that a) there are likely others I have not accounted for moving outside Charles circle who have yet to be added, but also b) it looks like a long list but by no means are all spots taken. If you want to join in just make a blog/sideblog and start interacting and I'll add you no questions asked. If you want a list of who all *isn't* taken, dm me and I'll forward you a guide to the AMC Cold Boys. Also c) some links might not work as blog names occasionally change. Please let me know if one is broken and I'll update it. Enjoy!

Armitage, Thomas - Gunroom Steward (Terror)

Anon, Peach - Peaches

Blanky, Thomas - Ice Master (Terror)

Bridgens, John - Officer's Steward, Captain's Steward (Erebus)

Cracroft, Sophia - Fumbler (England)

Collins, Henry Foster - Second Master (Erebus)

Crozier, Francis Rawdon Moira - Captain (Terror)

Des Voeux, Charles Frederick (You Are Here) - Mate, 12 Year-Old Father (Erebus)

Fairholme, James Walter "Walt" - Third Lieutenant (Erebus)

Fitzjamie, Jamie - Commander, Captain (Erebus)

Franklin, Jane - Widow (England)

Franklin, John - Former Captain (Erebus)

Gibson, Billie - Officer's Steward (Terror)

Goodsir, Harry - Surgeon's Assistant, Anatomist (Erebus, Terror)

Gore, Graham - First Lieutenant (Erebus)

Hickey, Cornelius - Caulker's Mate (Terror)

Hoar, Edmund - Captain's Steward (Erebus)

Hodgson, George Henry - Second Lieutenant (Terror)

Irving, John - Third Lieutenant, Holy Ghost Boy (Terror)

Jopson, Mary - Former Mother (Marylebone)

Jopson, Thomas - Captain's Steward, Third Lieutenant (Terror)

Le Vesconte, Henry Thomas Dundas "Dundy" - Second Lieutenant (Erebus)

Little, Edward - First Lieutenant (Terror)

MacDonald, Alexander - Surgeon's Assistant (Erebus)

Peglar, Henry "Harry" - Captain of the Foretop (Terror)

Pilkington, William "Pilk" - Private (Erebus)

Silna "Lady Silence" - Strongest Soldier (Nunavut)

Stanley, Stephen - Surgeon (Erebus)

Tozer, Solomon "Sol" - Marine Sergeant (Terror)

Fagin (Erebus)

Jacko (Erebus)

Rats, The (Erebus, Terror)

Tuunbaq (Nunavut)

Will be updated as new members join the club, let me know if links don't work!

[submariini]

[image: the service record of graham gore in 1827]

ADM 107/74 and ADM 107/75, the Service Records of midshipmen who were about to taken/had just passed their Lieutenants exam. These are the entries for the Franklin Expedition officers.

Includes: Edward Couch, Charles Frederick Des Voeux, James Walter Fairholme, James Fitzjames, Graham Gore, George Henry Hodgson, Frederick Hornby, Henry T. D. Le Vesconte, Edward Little.

Now on Arctonauts / if you like my source publishing, you can support me via ko-fi.

[noughticalcrossings]

Lieutenant James Fairholme

Eighteen miles, that’s all they made

[strogoff-era]

I present you the spiritual successor of my Terror lieutenants in maid dress : Erebus lieutenants in wedding dresses 💍

[leadandblood]

I GOT YOU MOTHERFUCKER

and a side view too

Walter I am actually begging you please get closer to the camera

[cockroachesunite]

I do have a question though, do we actually know how tall anyone on the Franklin expedition was? Like, for real?

Because I know in their biographies both Crozier and Fitzjames are described as ‘tall’, and I believe Fairholme and Irving too. But how tall? And what were their sources?

[stoportotouch]

rejoice. my the terror and classical music playlist be upon you. (currently this is just commanders and lieutenants with an "overture" if you like. but i will be adding to it!)

overture / fantasia on british sea songs / sir henry wood | sir john franklin / see the conquering hero comes / handel's judas maccabbeus | francis crozier / qui me rendra ce mort / verdi's don carlos | james fitzjames / coronato il crin d'alloro / handel's ottone | graham gore / homo fugit velut umbra (passacaglia della vita) / anonymous (recording: l'arpeggiata and stefano landi) | h.t.d le vesconte / armate face et anguibus / vivaldi's juditha triumphans | james walter fairholme / is my team ploughing? / george butterworth's a shropshire lad | edward little / gran dio! ... o, de verd'anni miei / verdi's ernani | george henry hodgson / ad nos, ad salutarem undam / meyerbeer's le prophete | john irving / o beauty; o handsomeness, goodness / britten's billy budd