Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats... Wikipedia
Born: August 3, 1887, Rugby, United Kingdom
Died: April 23, 1915 (age 27 years)
Education: King's College, Cambridge (1906–1909), Rugby School, and University of Cambridge
Place of burial: Skyros, Greece
Parents: William Parker Brooke and Ruth Mary Brooke
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