Description:Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst, 2nd baronet (1887-1975) pictured in France in about 1916. In 1914, Sir Philip had planned to embark on Shackleton’s Trans Antarctic Expedition, but instead gained a commission in the 1st Life Guards. In October 1914, after only 11 days in Belgium, Sir Philip was shot in the left shoulder and was hospitalised at Mrs Claude Watney’s Hospital for officers in London. After spending time at home, seeing his baby daughter, and a period of light duties, he re-joined his regiment in February 1915.
A great traveller and explorer, Sir Philip was a member of Shackleton's 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition and in the 1930s journeyed across Africa and Asia.