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217334 Sto. Edward Brophy Royal Navy HMS Juno from:Dublin (d.8th Aug 1916) Edward Brophy was the son of William and Bridget Brophy, of Dublin and served on board HMS Juno. He accidentally drowned, aged 26, on the 8th August 1916. He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent. Update: Entry from the log of HMS Juno, 8 August 1916: Bushire. Lat 28.9, Long 50.8. 2.20am: OOG boarded mail boat with eight bags of mail. 3.50am: OOG returned with five bags of mail, one prisoner & escort. 11.00am: Escort & prisoner left for shore. 8.45pm: Edward Brophy ON 22418, Stoker 1st class, fell overboard from launch Edward Ross & was drowned [Naval Casualties has the following entry. Brophy, Edward, Stoker 1c, K 22418 (Ch), drowned. Commonwealth War graves site lists his memorial as Chatham Naval Memorial]. Bushire was a small island off the coast of Persia (Iran) not far from Basra and Shiraz. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**