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Herbert John "Bert" Pitman MBE (20 November 1877 – 7 December 1961) was an English Merchant Navy seaman, who was the Third Officer of RMS Titanic when it sank in the North Atlantic Ocean with heavy loss of life after striking an iceberg during the night of 14 April 1912 on its maiden voyage. Pitman was the only member of the command crew of ...
Herbert John Pitman. Mr Herbert John Pitman, 34, known as "Bert", was born 20 November 1877 in the village of Sutton Montis, Somerset, the son of Henry Pitman, a farmer and Sarah A. Pitman. The 1881 census shows Bert living in Sutton Road in the village of Sutton Montis with his widowed mother and younger sister Ida M. Pitman.
Nov 20, 2020 · Herbert John “Bert” Pitman, third officer on Titanic (1912), was born on 20 November 1877 in Sutton Montis, Somerset, England. Titanic Third Officer John Herbert “Bert” Pitman. In 1895 the 18-year-old Pitman joined the Merchant Navy.
Herbert (also known as "Bert") Pitman was born November 20 th, 1877 in the village Sutton Montis, Somerset. He was the son of a farmer, Henry Pitman, and his wife Sarah. His father died soon after he was born, and, on the 1881 census, 3 year old Bert was living with his widowed mother and his younger sister Ida on Sutton Road in the village of ...
Herbert John Pitman was born in the village of Sutton Montis near Castle Cary, Somerset, England on Tuesday the 20th of November in the year 1877. He was the son of farmer Henry Pitman (born circa 1813) and Sarah.A. Pitman (née Marchant, born in 1851, Bloder, Somerset, England). Frequently known as "Bert," his father Henry died when he was ...
Herbert Pitman's wife Mildred dies. 1939-1945. Lieutenant-Commander Pitman serves aboard the SS Mataroa, still acting as purser and meeting the needs of troops being transported on the ship. 1946. Pitman retires. 1948. Lieutenant-Commander Herbert John Pitman, RD, RNR, was created a Member of The Order Of The British Empire (MBE) 1954. 27th August
It also had capacity for 1490 passengers. Shortly after Pitman's tenure which ended in August 1911, Charles Herbert Lightoller joined Majestic as her first - and temporarily chief - officer from December 1911 to March 1912. The White Star Line's S.S. Majestic, where Pitman served as fourth officer from March to August 1911. (Click to enlarge)
