Janus: The Papers of Rupert Chawner Brooke

King's/PP/RCB contains:
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P	Prose
L	Letters
M	Miscellaneous
Xa	Biographical and Supplementary Material
Xb	Reviews and Comment
Xc	Death and Burial
Xd	Poems, articles, etc. in memory of Rupert Brooke
Xe	Correspondence concerning Rupert Brooke's grave and memorials
Xf	Other correspondence of Mary Ruth Brooke
Xg	Correspondence of other individuals
Xh	Sir Geoffrey Keynes' correspondence
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The Papers of Rupert Chawner Brooke

Title	Death and Burial
Reference	RCB/Xc
Covering Dates	1915–1918
Extent and Medium	38 envelopes and 1 item; paper

Content and context

This series contains materials recounting Rupert Brooke's last illness and his burial on Skyros, as well as letters of condolence.

King's/PP/RCB/Xc contains:

Military correspondence. Official telegrams to and from Winston Churchill, Maj. John Churchill, the Senior Naval Officer, Mudros and Third Echelon, Alexandria.
6 sheets in envelope; paper.

23 Apr. 1915–4 May 1915

Correspondence between Edward Marsh and Mary Ruth Brooke. Two telegrams from Edward Marsh to Mary Ruth Brooke.
4 items in envelope; paper.

23 Apr. 1915–24 Apr. 1915

Letter from Sir Ian Hamilton to Edward Marsh. Manuscript copy by Mary Ruth Brooke of an autograph letter, signed, from Sir Ian Hamilton to Edward Marsh.
2 items in envelope; paper.

23 Apr. 1915

Death certificate. Death certificate signed on the French hospital ship 'Duguay-Trouin' on 23 April 1915, with typescript translation (by Donald A Cameron (HBM Consul General, Alexandra)) dated the following 2 May and a cover letter dated the following 22 May.
4 items in envelope; paper.

23 Apr. 1915–22 May 1915

Letter from Maj.-Gen. A. Paris to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Athens. An official copy of the translated letter from Maj.-Gen. A. Paris to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Athens, informing him of Rupert Brooke's burial on Skyros and asking for the grave to be enclosed; with carbons.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

25 April 1915

Churchill correspondence. Typescript and manuscript transcripts of an undated letter from Maj. John Churchill to Winston Churchill describing Rupert Brooke's burial. Winston Churchill had asked John to represent him at Rupert Brooke's funeral.
3 items in envelope; paper.

Correspondence from naval surgeons. Official typescript copies of letters from Arthur Gaskell and E.G. Schlesinger, Naval Surgeons, on the illness and death of Rupert Brooke.
4 sheets in envelope; paper.

23 April 1915

Copies of a letter from W. Denis Browne to Mary Ruth Brooke. Manuscript (hand unidentified), typescript and carbon typescript copies of a letter from W. Denis Browne to Mary Ruth Brooke, on the illness, death and burial of Rupert Brooke.
37 sheets in envelope; paper.

24 Apr. 1914

Letter from W. Denis Browne to Mary Ruth Brooke. One autograph letter, signed, from W. Denis Browne to Mary Ruth Brooke.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

29 Apr. 1915

Letter from W. Denis Browne to Edward Marsh. Carbon typescript transcript of a letter from W. Denis Browne to Edward Marsh, with an undated continuation.
11 sheets in envelope; paper.

25 Apr. 1915

Letter from naval chaplain to Mary Ruth Brooke. One autograph letter, signed, from Bernard James Failes, Chaplain to the First Royal Naval Brigade, to Mary Ruth Brooke, with a manuscript copy in an unidentified hand and an undated sketch map of Skyros showing the position of Rupert Brooke's grave.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

26 Apr. 1915

Extracts from Sir Ian Hamilton's diary. Typescript extracts from Sir Ian Hamilton's diary, with a heading in the hand of Mary Ruth Brooke.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

3 Apr. 1915–23 Apr. 1915

Kelly correspondence. Manuscript copy by Mary Ruth Brooke of part of a letter from F.S. 'Cleg' Kelly to Sir George Herschel, 24 Sept. 1916 and one autograph letter, signed, from Mary Kelly, sister of F.S. Kelly, to Mary Ruth Brooke, 19 Apr. 1919, the latter enclosing a manuscript copy of two entries from F.S. Kelly's diary on the illness, death and burial of Rupert Brooke.
13 sheets in envelope; paper.

Apr. 1915–19 Apr. 1919

Account of Rupert Brooke's last days given by William McCracken to Mary Ruth Brooke. One autograph letter, signed, from William McCracken, Surgeon, Hood Battalion, to Mary Ruth Brooke giving an account of Rupert Brooke's last illness.
2 items in envelope; paper.

25 Apr. 1915

Account of Rupert Brooke's last days given by Arthur Asquith to Violet Asquith. Manuscript transcript by Edward Marsh of a letter from Arthur Melland ('Oc') Asquith to Violet Asquith, giving an account of Rupert Brooke's last days, with a further incomplete transcript.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

23 Apr. 1915

Account of Rupert Brooke's last days given by Arthur Asquith to Edward Marsh. One autograph letter, signed, from Arthur Melland ('Oc') Asquith to Edward Marsh on the illness, death and burial of Rupert Brooke and the state of the Gallipoli campaign.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

25 Apr. 1915

Account of Rupert Brooke's last days given by Col. Arnold C. Quilter to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence autograph letter, signed, from Col. Arnold C. Quilter to Mary Ruth Brooke, giving an account of Rupert Brooke's illness, death and burial, with a manuscript copy in an unidentified hand.
5 sheets in envelope; paper.

24 Apr. 1915

Account of Rupert Brooke's last days given by Patrick Shaw-Stewart. Typescript and carbon typescript memoir by Patrick Shaw-Stewart, describing the voyage of S.S. Grantully from Avonmouth to Gallipoli and the last days of Rupert Brooke's health.
15 sheets in envelope; paper.

Letter from W. Denis Browne. One autograph letter, signed, from W. Denis Browne to an unidentified recipient returning a letter sent to Rupert Brooke.
1 sheet in envelope; paper.

29 Apr. 1915

Sketch maps of the Mediterranean. Sketch maps of the Dardanelles, Lemnos and Skyros signed by Rupert Brooke and Patrick Shaw-Stewart; with an envelope addressed to Edward Marsh, in the hand of John Masefield.
4 sheets in envelope; paper.

Sketch maps of Skyros. Sketch maps of Skyros by Rupert Brooke, including a section of hills where he was later buried; marked with letters 'A' and 'B' with a sheet of explanatory notes by W. Denis Browne and Arthur Melland ('Oc') Asquith.
4 sheets in envelope; paper.

20 Apr. 1915

Sketch map of Skyros with notation of Brooke's grave. Sketch map of Skyros showing the position of Rupert Brooke's grave, with annotations by Edward Marsh, including date, 20 May 1915.
1 sheet in envelope; paper.

1915

Correspondence with Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd. One autograph letter, signed, from Capt. Frederick Pepys-Cockerell to Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd., 14 Apr. 1917, and subsequent correspondence between Edward Marsh, Frank Sidgwick and Mary Ruth Brooke, May-June 1917.
17 items in envelope; paper; The letter from Capt. Frederick Pepys-Cockerell contained a spray of olive leaves to Mrs. Brooke which may be the spray currently catalogued as RCB/Xc/29.

Apr. 1917-June 1917

Map of Skyros and surrounding islands. Five copies of an undated map of Skyros and surrounding islands showing the position of Rupert Brooke's grave.
5 items in envelope; paper.

Correspondence concerning release of records. Typescript and carbon typescript copies of a letter from Lieut. Lionel Montague at the Admiralty to Officer in Charge, Record Office, Home Base, on letters concerned with Rupert Brooke's death and burial.
3 sheets in envelope; paper.

11 May 1915

Inventory of possessions. Inventory of Rupert Brooke's possessions and the contents of his haversack, made in his cabin after his death by W. Denis Browne and F.S. Kelly; with notes on 2 sketch maps of Skyros.
7 sheets in envelope; paper.

23 Apr. 1915

Lists of books and manuscripts. Manuscript lists by Edward Marsh and Mary Ruth Brooke of books owned by Rupert Brooke. These include lists of books taken by his friends and relatives as momentos and an incomplete list of his books and manuscripts at Grantchester.
7 items in envelope; paper.

2 locks of Rupert Brooke's hair and his official identification tag.
3 items in envelope; paper.

Spray of olive leaves. A dried spray of olive leaves, possibly from the tree at the head of Rupert Brooke's grave. It may also be the spray of leaves sent to Mary Ruth Brooke by Capt. Frederick Pepys-Cockerell in Apr. 1917.
1 item in box; paper.

1917

Letter from G.F. Bradby to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence autograph letter, signed, from G.F. Bradby to Mary Ruth Brooke.
1 item in envelope; paper.

29 Apr. 1915

Letters from Mary Ruth Brooke to Ka Cox. Four autograph letters, signed, from Mary Ruth Brooke to Ka Cox.
4 sheets in envelope; paper.

May 1915-July 1915

Letter from St. John G. Ervine to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence autograph letter, signed, from St. John G. Ervine to Mary Ruth Brooke.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

27 Apr. 1915

Telegram from King George V and Queen Mary to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence telegram from King George V and Queen Mary to Mary Ruth Brooke.
1 item in envelope; paper.

13 May 1915

Letter from M.R. James to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence autograph letter, signed, from M.R. James to Mary Ruth Brooke.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

27 Apr. 1915

Letter from Hubert Podmore to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence autograph letter, signed, from Hubert Podmore to Mary Ruth Brooke, apparently marked up for partial transcription.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

27 Apr. 1915

Letter from 4th Platoon, 'A' Company to Mary Ruth Brooke. Condolence autograph letter, signed, from C.W. Sanders, J.R. Wells, T. Powell and F.W. Reyner, all of 4th Platoon, 'A' Company to Mary Ruth Brooke.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

8 May 1915

Letter from Pte. H.N. Roberts to Mary Ruth Brooke. One autograph letter, signed, from Pte. H.N. Roberts to Mary Ruth Brooke reporting that a prominent hill on Skyros has been named 'Rupert Brooke's Hill'.
1 sheet in envelope; paper.

24 Dec. 1918

Visit to Skyros. Manuscript transcripts, one by Edward Marsh, of an account of a visit to Skyros sent to Mary Ruth Brooke by an unidentified private in RNLI, ending with the initials 'ETS'.
2 sheets in envelope; paper.

Letter from Col. Arnold C. Quilter to Edward Marsh. One autograph letter, signed, from Col. Arnold C. Quilter to Edward Marsh on the illness, death and burial of Rupert Brooke.
1 sheet in envelope; paper.

25 Apr. 1915