John Mills (Mutineer)
John Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1750 |
| Died | Sep 20, 1793 |
| Cause of death | killed |
| Burial place | HMAS Bounty Mutineers Gravesite Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Gunner's Mate |
| Spouse | Vahineatua |
| Children | Elizabeth Mills John Mills |
John Mills (1750 – 20 September 1793) was a Gunner's Mate who was part of the mutiny of the bounty and sided with the Mutineers, A veteran seaman, Mills was described as something of a bully but was apparently well-behaved on the Bounty until the mutiny on April 28, 1789. He was one of the men who burst into Commander William Bligh's cabin to arrest him. In January 1790 he settled on Pitcairn Island with Fletcher Christian, seven other mutineers and a group of Tahitian men and women. He was cruel to the natives there, and when they staged an uprising on September 20, 1793, Mills, Christian, and three other mutineers were murdered.[1] This event is commemorated on Pitcairn as "Massacre Day."[2]
His physical appearance was described by William Bligh as:[3]
aged 40 years, 5 feet 10 inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, strong made, and raw boned; a scar on his right arm-pit, occasioned by an abscess.
References
- ↑ Marshall, John (1825). Royal Naval Biography; Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-officers, Superannuated Rear-admirals, Retired-captains, Post-captains, and Commanders, Whose Names Appeared on the Admiralty List of Sea Officers at the Commencement of the Present Year, Or who Have Since Been Promoted: Illustrated by a Series of Historical and Explanatory Notes. With Copious Addenda. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown.
- ↑ "John Mills (1750-1793) - Find a Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ↑ "Pitcairn Islands Study Center". library.puc.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-02.