William Leslie Pitman VR440 Mate Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve February 3, 1894 Brooklyn, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia November 14, 1917 23 Married in 1918 July 24, 1920 (26) Brooklyn Cemetery, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia William Leslie Pitman was the son of Amos Hilton Pitman (1870-1959) and Evelina (Atwood) Pitman (1871- 1953) Brooklyn, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia. He was the husband of Ethel Mae (Hipson) Pitman (1897-1930) born in Pubnico, Yarmouth Co., NS. They were married in Barrington, Shelburne Co., NS on July 1, 1918. At the time of their wedding, William was serving as a Mate with the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve in Halifax, NS. William became ill while in service with the Navy, suffering from influenza, and never quite recovered. He held a First Mate’s Papers. In 1919, William was appointed Keeper of the Barrington Lightship. The Barrington lightship was a schooner-rigged vessel with red masts and a red hull with the word, “Barrington” in white letters on both sides. It was anchored in the middle of Barrington East Bay in 1876 for the purpose of guiding vessels into the Bay and through Barrington Passage. By 1900 the vessel was equipped with two fixed lights; a white light displayed from a height of 35 feet above the deck of the lightship, and a red light at 15 feet. The Barrington lightship stayed in service until 1925. William’s health deteriorated in December 1919, and he died of pulmonary tuberculosis on July 24, 1920, his death attributed to his wartime service. At the time of his death, he was living in Oak Park, Shelburne Co., NS. His body was returned to Brooklyn, Yarmouth Co., NS, for burial on July 26, 1920, in the Brooklyn Cemetery, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia.