Rupert Brooke 's poem The roses made him famous throughout England . He died aged 65 from blood poisoning while en route to Gallipoli . In 1927 , love letters between rich and rich ##mond were discovered . It was then , 85 years after his death , that their love affair was revealed .
Rupert Brooke 's poem The Soldier made him famous throughout England . He died aged 27 from blood poisoning while en route to Gallipoli . In 2000 , love letters between Brookes and Phyllis Gardner were discovered . It was then , 85 years after his death , that their love affair was revealed .