Eric Antony Rollo Gore-Browne (13 June 1890 – 3 July 1918) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer who was killed in action in the First World War.
After completing his education, Gore-Browne decided on a career in the British Army and attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
[3] He served with the Rifles in the First World War, during which he was promoted to captain in April 1915.
[5] He had returned to active service by early 1918, where he commanded the fort at Namacurra in Portuguese East Africa.
The fort came under attack from 1–3 July by a superior German force commanded by Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck.