John Hallett

John Hallett, a midshipman on the Bounty. He was only 15 when he signed on the Bounty, and 17 when Fletcher Christian 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 December 1, 1794, in Bedford, England, at age 22.

Literature

 * Caroline Alexander 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