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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
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| country = England<br />
| fullname = Robert Francis Hugh Philpot-Brookes<br />
| birth_date = 11 August 1912<br />
| birth_place = [[Fulham]], [[London]], England<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1940|05|28|1912|08|11}}<br />
| death_place = [[Mont-Saint-Éloi]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]], France<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| family = <br />
| batting = Right-hand bat<br />
| bowling = Unknown<br />
| role = <br />
| club1 = [[India national cricket team|Europeans (India)]]<br />
| year1 = 1938/1939<br />
| columns = 1<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches1 = 2<br />
| runs1 = 185<br />
| bat avg1 = 46.25<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 1/-<br />
| top score1 = 17<br />
| deliveries1 = 876<br />
| wickets1 = 11<br />
| bowl avg1 = 42.00<br />
| fivefor1 = –<br />
| tenfor1 = –<br />
| best bowling1 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–<br />
| date = 26 April<br />
| year = 2020<br />
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32461.html Cricinfo<br />
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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, London|Wimbledon]], joining the cricket team there.<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |last1=McCrery |first1=Nigel |title=The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two |date=2011 |publisher=Pen and Sword |volume=2nd volume |isbn=978-1526706980 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RYQwDwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Joining the British Army, Philpot-Brookes was [[commissioned officer|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 [[India national cricket team|Europeans]], scoring a [[Century (cricket)|century]] during the former. In 1935, Philpot-Brookes also represented [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]].<ref name="BOOK" /><ref>{{Cricinfo|id=32461}}</ref><br />
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In 1940, Philpot-Brookes, who had transferred to the 2nd Battalion, traveled to France to be part of the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War II)|British Expeditionary Force]] (BEF). During the [[Battle of France|German invasion]], [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|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.<ref name="BOOK" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of cricketers who were killed during military service]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2775485/philpot-brookes,-robert-francis-hugh/ Philpot-Brookes at CWGC]<br />
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