BORN: - August 3rd 1888 at 5 Hillmorton Road, Rugby

DIED: - April 23rd 1915 of blood poisoning from a neglected bite (possibly a mosquito bite) on his lip. He is buried in Trebuki Bay, Skyros Island

FAMILY: - His father was a tutor and then later a housemaster at Rugby school. Rupert was the middle son in a family of three boys.

EDUCATION: - Private School in Watergate Road. Prep school at Hillbrow. In 1901 he entered Rugby School. Whilst at school became officer in the Cadet Corps. Cambridge

CAREER: -

1906: - Involved in the General Election as supporter of Corrie Grant - Liberal Candidate.

1910: - Father died. Rupert returned to Rugby

1912: - Old Vicarage (Poem) written in Berlin. This poem won an award from the Poetry Review for the best Poem published by them that year.

1913: - In March he became a fellow of Kings College. In May he began travelling which lasted until June of the following year. He visited Canada, America, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand and Tahiti.

1914: - With the outbreak of war Rupert gained a commission as sub-lieutenant in the RNVR, serving in the Royal Naval Division then being formed.

1915: - He dies of blood poisoning.

1919: - A Memorial Service was held at Rugby in the school chapel.

1930:- Rupert Brooke's poems sell 100,000

Related links:

The collected Poems of Rupert Brooke