Rupert Brooke

Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915^[1]) was an English poet. He is known for his war sonnets written during the First World War. His best known work is "The Soldier". Irish poet W. B. Yeats described him as "the handsomest young man in England".^[2][3]

Rupert Brooke
Born	3 August 1887 Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Died	23 April 1915(1915-04-23) (aged 27) Aegean Sea, off the island of Skyros
Cause of death	Sepsis
Resting place	Skyros, Greece
Nationality	British
Education	Rugby School, King's College, University of Cambridge (fellow)
Occupation	Poet
Employer	Sidgwick and Jackson (Publisher)
Known for	Poetry