hiː ðˈɛn wʌz mˈuːvd tʊ æt bᵻdˈeɪlz skˈuːl bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌʌp tə wˈʊstɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, bɹˈʊks tʃˈaɪldhʊd ɹᵻvˈɑːlvd mˈoʊstli ɚɹˈaʊnd hɪz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv ˈæmətʃɚ bˈɑːtəni ænd fˈaɪɚwɜːks, ɪnðə ʃˈædoʊ ʌvðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
He then was moved to at Bedales School before going up to Worcester College, Oxford, Brooke's childhood revolved mostly around his principal interests of amateur botany and fireworks, in the shadow of the First World War.