nickcartr:Titanic Survivors: Michel Navratil (1908 - 2001) and Edmond Navratil (1910 - 1953) AKA “Lo
nickcartr:Titanic Survivors: Michel Navratil (1908 - 2001) and Edmond Navratil (1910 - 1953) AKA “Louis & Lola”/”Titanic Orphans”Michel and Edmond Navratil were the youngest survivors with the loss of a parent(s) on board. The two boys have a very interesting story. Their parents, Michel Navratil Sr. and Marcelle Navratil, seperated shortly prior to the infamous ship’s departure. Marcelle allowed the boys to stay with their father over Easter, but she became concerned when he had not returned with her children. Michel bought tickets for himself and his two young sons to immigrate to the US without Marcelle’s knowledge. During the sinking, the toddlers were placed onto Collapsible D. Mr. Navratil perished in the sinking of Titanic. The toddlers could not speak a word of English, so they were labelled the “Titanic Orphans”. Upon arrival to New York, Marcelle was contacted and came to New York to pick up her sons. In later years, Michel spoke out about his experience on Titanic; “I don’t recall being afraid, I remember the pleasure, really, of going plop! into the lifeboat. We ended up next to the daughter of an American banker who managed to save her dog–no one objected. There were vast differences of people’s wealth on the ship, and I realized later that if we hadn’t been in second-class, we’d have died. The people who came out alive often cheated and were aggressive. The honest didn’t stand a chance.” - Michel Navratil’s account of the sinking -- source link
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