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List of White Star Line ships that Herbert John Pitman served on

Herbert John Pitman was a White Star Line ships officer, serving the company as an officer from 19th April 1907 until the later part of 1912, when he was then transferred to being a purser due to failing an eye set test required for deck officers. He was born in Sutton Montis, Somerset, United Kingdom on 20th November 1877. The source of most of the following is from the records kept within White Star Line’s Officers Books (via findmypast.co.uk), and various pages on this website and TitanicPages.com:

Gothic – serving as 4th Officer from 19th April 1907 until 14th September 1907.
Delphic – serving as 4th Officer from 14th September 1907 until 5th October 1907.
Delphic – serving as 3rd Officer from 5th October 1907 until 26th December 1907.
Delphic – serving as 2nd Officer from 26th December 1907 until 15th May 1908.
Delphic – serving as 3rd Officer from 15th May 1908 until 5th March 1911.
Delphic – serving as 2nd Officer from 5th March 1911until 18th March 1911.
Majestic – serving as 4th Officer from 22nd March 1911 until 28th June 1911 and then again from 15th July 1911 until 22nd August 1911.
Oceanic – serving as 4th Officer from 22nd August 1911 until 26th March 1912.
Titanic – serving as 3rd Officer from 26th March 1912 until 15th April 1912.
Oceanic – serving as 3rd Officer from 2nd July 1912 until 1st October 1912.
He continued serving White Star Line as a purser.


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