Robert Philpot-Brookes

Captain Robert Francis Hugh Philpot-Brookes (11 August 1912 – 28 May 1940) was a first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Born in Fulham in 1912, he was educated at King's College School in Wimbledon, joining the cricket team there.

Joining the British Army, Philpot-Brookes was commissioned as an officer in the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment and was posted to British India Whilst serving there, he took part in two first-class cricket matches representing Europeans, scoring a century during the former. In 1935, Philpot-Brookes also represented Punjab.

In 1940, Philpot-Brookes, who had transferred to the 2nd Battalion, traveled to France to be part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). During the German invasion, Captain Philpot-Brookes was killed during the Battle of Dunkirk in a rearguard action at Mont-Saint-Éloi. He was buried at Bus House Cemetery.