Rupert Brooke Dies Aboard Duguay-Trouin
Poet involved
What happened
The French hospital ship Duguay-Trouin treated poet and naval officer Rupert Brooke after he developed septicaemia while travelling towards Gallipoli. Brooke died aboard the ship near Skyros on 23 April 1915. He was buried that night in an olive grove on the island.
Literary impact
Brooke's death aboard Duguay-Trouin fixed him in public memory as the youthful poet-martyr anticipated by The Soldier. His burial and posthumous fame shaped early British war poetry before later trench poets challenged its language of willing sacrifice.
Source: Wikipedia
