John Brett (b 1905)

John died in World War 2, when his ship HMS Gloucester sank, on May 22nd 1941.

He was born on 27 March 1905 (see Peerage.com article).

He married Margaret Joy Whitehead on 5 May 1928.

John’s parents were Michael Brett and Nellie Mary Lee. Michael was the eldest son of John Brett, the painter.

He was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 15 September 1918, and gained these ranks:

• Midshipman: 15 January 1923
• Sub-Lieutenant: 15 November 1925
• Lieutenant: 15 November 1927
• Lieutenant-Commander: 15 November 1935.

Source for this last information is given in Peerage.com article as a unithistories.com page, but I can’t find John Brett at that link, now or via https://archive.org.

John was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, announced 11th September 1940, and Mention in Dispatches announced 17 June 1941