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- John’s body was never found, despite vigorous efforts by his father to get at the facts. Rudyard Kipling was embittered by the loss of his son, and he never stopped trying to discover where his remains lay. He died, aged 70, in January 1936.
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Sep 25, 2015 · John was destined, like Thomas Hardy’s Drummer Hodge, to rest “uncoffined” until 1992, when his remains supposedly were found in Chalk Pit Wood—though there is still some doubt about that...
Jan 20, 2016 · Hove. By Ben James. Share. THE mystery surrounding Rudyard Kipling's son has finally been solved - more than 100 years after his death. Soldier John Kipling went missing during the Battle...
Jan 30, 2016 · Meticulous research has revealed that the remains in the grave can be none other than those of Kipling’s son. John Kipling finally had a memorial of his own, almost 80 years after his death. There were three issues that needed to be solved before the unknown soldier could be identified as Kipling’s son:
Jan 18, 2016 · John Kipling's body was not found. Rudyard Kipling spent four years searching for his lost son. He tracked down men from John's battalion and quizzed them.
Last seen on the second day of the ill-fated attack, stumbling blindly through the mud, screaming in agony after an exploding shell had ripped his face apart, the failure to find John's...
Jan 23, 2024 · John Kipling’s remains were in an unmarked grave from 1915 to 1919 when it was interred. Its later identification was complicated by the fact that no other Lieutenant or officer died during that small stretch of French countryside at that time.
Kipling was reported injured and missing in action in September 1915 during the Battle of Loos. There remains no definite evidence relating to the cause of his death, but credible reporting indicates he was last seen attacking a German position, possibly with a head injury. With fighting continuing, his body was not identified.
