Rupert Chawner Brooke

Poet. He became one of the most famous poets of World War I due to the success of his poem "The Soldier." His recognition as a poet occurred in 1911 when his work was published in two volumes "Georgian Poetry" and his own book of poetry "Poems 1911". He fell in love with actress Cathleen Nesbitt, but the relationship was brief. He died of blood poisoning on a French hospital ship moored in the bay of the Greek island of Skyros, shortly before embarking for the shores of Gallipoli, and was buried on the island. A cenotaph was erected for him at the Saint Andrew and Saint Mary Churchyard in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England.