Gunner, Percy Brown, Royal Naval Reserve

BORN HULL 16/06/1892. SON OF HENRY CHAPLIN & GERTRUDE BROWN AT 26 , TYNE STREET, HULL. A FORMER ABLE SEAMAN, FOR THE WILSON SHIPPING LINE.

HE SERVED WITH THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE. LOST AT SEA, ON 26/06/1917, AGED 26. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON ST JOHN THE BAPTIST  CHURCH MEMORIAL, NEWINGTON, HULL. HIS FATHER AND TWO ALSO BROTHER SERVED.

HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 02/07/1917 & 26/06/1919.

On June 26th, 1917, the British navy trawler HMT Charles Astie was sunk by a mine from the German submarine U-79 (Otto Rohrbeck), northeast of Fanad Point, Lough Swilly (barrage 117b) while escorting the steamer Hartland from Tory Island to Inishowen. All 16 crew died.

PEOPLE ON BOARD HMT 'CHARLES ASTIE'

1. AVIS, JOSEPH RODERICK , Deck Hand (no. 857TS), Chatham Naval Memorial

2. BOLES, WILLIAM GEORGE , Ordinary Telegraphist (no. London Z/5861),

3. BROWN, PERCIVAL (26), Deck Hand (no. 9648DA), Son of Henry Chaplin Brown and Gertrude Brown, of 26, Tyne St., Hessle Rd., Hull, Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial

4. BUCHAN, ALEXANDER (36), Engineman (no. 4891ES), Brother of Mrs. Mary Ann Buchan Johnston, of 72, College Bounds, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire,

5. DONNISON, ROBERT , Engineman (no. 5061ES), Plymouth Naval Memorial

6. GEDDES, JOHN (27), Skipper, Husband of Janet Junner Geddes, of 10, Justice St., Aberdeen, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

7. JOHNSTON, GEORGE (40), Second Hand (no. 2265D), Son of Thomas and Joan Johnston; husband of Agnes Johnston, of Bournmouth, Sandwich, Shetland,

8. JONES, TOM BRYNMOR HAMPDEN , Ordinary Telegraphist (no. Wales Z/3789),

9. MARSHALL, GEORGE (25), Deck Hand (no. 15867DA), Son of George and Eliza Marshall, of West Wharf, Mevagissey, Cornwall, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

10. MCDONOUGH, PATRICK (47), Deck Hand (no. 2773TS), Son of Dominick and Maggie McDonough, of Cross St., Galway; husband of Anne McDonough, of Whitehall, Galway,

11. PARKER, BERTIE , Trimmer (no. 3105ST), H.M. Trawler Charles Astie,

12. PATTEN, WILLIAM (27), Deck Hand (no. 15722DA), Son of William Henry and Mary Ann Patten, of Gorran Haven, Gorran, Cornwall, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

13. PAULL, WALTER REGINALD (18), Ordinary Signalman (no. Bristol Z/1859), Son of W. W. and L. Paull, of Piddletown, Dorchester, Dorset, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

14. STEWART, DAVID (20), Leading Deck Hand (no. 2087SD), Son of Mrs. Henrietta Stephen, of 74, Lancefield St., Anderston, Glasgow, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial

15. WILLICOMBE, FREDERICK (29), Trimmer (no. 640ST), Son of William and Eliza Willicombe, of Morriston, Swansea; husband of Josephine Willicombe, of 11, Horeb Rd., Morriston, Swansea, Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial

16. WRIGHT, HERBERT (22), Deck Hand (no. 15633DA), Son of Robert and Polly Wright, of Warwick House, 16, New St., Pwllheli, Memorial: Portsmouth Naval Memorial.