Rupert Brooke 's poem The Soldier made him famous throughout England . He died aged 48 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 .
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 .