John Hallett

John Hallett

John Hallett, a midshipman on the Bounty. He was only 15 when the mutineers in the mutiny on the "Bounty" forced him to accompany Captain William Bligh on his open boat voyage in April 1789.

After his return to England he was promoted to lieutenant. He died on board HMS "Penelope".

Literature

Alexander, Caroline. "The Bounty". Viking 2003

Christiane Conway, Letters from the Isle of Man - The Bounty-Correspondence of Nessy and Peter Heywood. Published by The Manx Experience, Isle of Man 2005, 182 pages. ISBN 1-873120-77-X

External links

Mutiny on the HMS Bounty: Bligh, Christian, Pitcairn, Norfolk
* [http://www.lareau.org/bounty.html]


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