Michel Navratil

August 13, 1880 (age 31)

Sereď, Kingdom of Hungary

He later moved to France, and finally settled, in 1902, in Nice. They separated in early 1912. Some factors which may have led to the separation include his failed attempt to open a tailor shop, and an alleged extramarital affair on her part. She was given custody of the boys in the separation. Michel was granted visitation rights with Michel Junior. and Edmond during Easter break in 1912, but failed to return them to Marcelle at the designated time. He and the boys escaped from France via Monte Carlo, and sailed to England, where they stayed at the Charing Cross Hotel in London for a period of time. He told other passengers that he was a widower, and that he was taking the boys to America. He rarely let them out of his sight, but at one point during the voyage, he allowed a Swiss girl, Bertha Lehmann, to watch them while he played cards. "My father entered our cabin where we were sleeping. He dressed me very warmly and took me in his arms. When I think of it now, I am very moved. They knew they were going to die," Michel Junior. recalled. Contemporary witness reports said that Michel Junior. was wearing just a flannel shirt, and Edmond had no clothes on, and both were wrapped in blankets. They were put into Collapsible Doctorate, the last lifeboat successfully launched from the ship. Michel perished in the sinking. Michel"s body was the fifteenth recovered by the Mackay-Bennett. In his pocket was a loaded revolver. Because he had used a Jewish surname on his ticket, on May 15, 1912, he was buried in the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery in Halifax. A book, "Les Enfants du Titanic", was written in 1982 by Élisabeth Navratil, Michel"s granddaughter, telling the story of him and the boys, and of their unfortunate adventures on the Titanic.

Michel Navratil

Edit Profile

Background

Michel was born in Sereď, Kingdom of Hungary, present day Slovakia, in 1880.

Career

He later moved to France, and finally settled, in 1902, in Nice. They separated in early 1912. Some factors which may have led to the separation include his failed attempt to open a tailor shop, and an alleged extramarital affair on her part.

She was given custody of the boys in the separation.

Michel was granted visitation rights with Michel Junior. and Edmond during Easter break in 1912, but failed to return them to Marcelle at the designated time. He and the boys escaped from France via Monte Carlo, and sailed to England, where they stayed at the Charing Cross Hotel in London for a period of time.

He told other passengers that he was a widower, and that he was taking the boys to America. He rarely let them out of his sight, but at one point during the voyage, he allowed a Swiss girl, Bertha Lehmann, to watch them while he played cards.

"My father entered our cabin where we were sleeping.

He dressed me very warmly and took me in his arms. When I think of it now, I am very moved. They knew they were going to die," Michel Junior. recalled.

Contemporary witness reports said that Michel Junior. was wearing just a flannel shirt, and Edmond had no clothes on, and both were wrapped in blankets.

They were put into Collapsible Doctorate, the last lifeboat successfully launched from the ship. Michel perished in the sinking.

Michel"s body was the fifteenth recovered by the Mackay-Bennett. In his pocket was a loaded revolver.

Because he had used a Jewish surname on his ticket, on May 15, 1912, he was buried in the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery in Halifax.

A book, "Les Enfants du Titanic", was written in 1982 by Élisabeth Navratil, Michel"s granddaughter, telling the story of him and the boys, and of their unfortunate adventures on the Titanic.

Main Photo

School period

College/University

Career

Achievements

Membership

Awards

Other Photos

Connections

Connections

Michel Navratil

Background

Career

Born

Died