TITANIC SURVIVOR: Master Edmond Roger Navratil, 2, was born on 5 March 1910 in Nice, France. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his father, Michel and brother Michel Jr. The family was travelling under the assumed name of Hoffman. Mr Navratil had stolen his two sons from his estranged wife Marcelle. Edmond and his brother were rescued in Collapsible D, their father perished. Marcelle Navratil, recognized her boys from newspaper stories and was brought over to America by the White Star Line where she was reunited with her sons on May 16. The three sailed back to France on the Oceanic.
In later life Edmond worked as interior decorator and then became an architect and builder. He was married. During World War II he fought with the French Army, was captured and made a prisoner-of-war. He managed to escape from the camp in which he was held, but his health had suffered and he died in the early 1950's aged 43
[death month & day thanks to member #15672281]
TITANIC SURVIVOR: Master Edmond Roger Navratil, 2, was born on 5 March 1910 in Nice, France. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his father, Michel and brother Michel Jr. The family was travelling under the assumed name of Hoffman. Mr Navratil had stolen his two sons from his estranged wife Marcelle. Edmond and his brother were rescued in Collapsible D, their father perished. Marcelle Navratil, recognized her boys from newspaper stories and was brought over to America by the White Star Line where she was reunited with her sons on May 16. The three sailed back to France on the Oceanic.
In later life Edmond worked as interior decorator and then became an architect and builder. He was married. During World War II he fought with the French Army, was captured and made a prisoner-of-war. He managed to escape from the camp in which he was held, but his health had suffered and he died in the early 1950's aged 43
[death month & day thanks to member #15672281]
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