Jack Percival Bosdet

A Chief Officer with S. S. Cortes, Jack died on 26th of September 1941 at the age of 31. 

Jack was born at Brighton on 25 July 1909, a son of Vernon John Henry and Ellen Mary Ann Bosdet. His family had a home at 15 Carlton Mansions, Holmfield Road, London, and later lived at Oulton Broad. Jack's father was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve. 

Jack began his career in the Merchant Navy in 1924 as an apprentice/cadet.

Jack joined the S. S. Cortes on 3 February 1941 and was killed when the Cortes was sunk by enemy action.