Herbert John Pitman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Herbert John Pitman, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1912–19124 events4 places

Chronological biography

1912

Titanic Lifeboat Inspection2 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Third Officer · Belfast

Inspects port-side lifeboats and their equipment before Titanic enters passenger service.

Titanic Sea Trials Officer2 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Third Officer · Belfast Lough

Joins Titanic's officers for sea trials before the ship leaves Belfast for Southampton.

Titanic Lifeboat Five15 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Third Officer · North Atlantic

Leaves Titanic in lifeboat number 5 while assisting the evacuation.

British Inquiry Evidence22 May 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Third Officer · London

Describes his officer duties, command of lifeboat 5 and the debate over returning toward people in the water.

Titles and roles

Third Officer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.