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Herbert "Bert" Pitman | |
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![]() Pitman in 1912, after the Titanic disaster | |
Born | Herbert John Pitman 20 November 1877 Sutton Montis, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 7 December 1961 | (aged 84)
Occupation | Merchant Navy Officer |
Known for | Third Officer of RMS Titanic |
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 the Titanic who was not a member of the Royal Naval Reserve.