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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...
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 18, 2016 · The author of The Jungle Book and If died without finding out what had happened to his son, who disappeared during World War One. Now researchers think they have definitively solved the mystery ...
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.
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes
- 17 August 1897, Rottingdean, Sussex, England
- 27 September 1915 (aged 18), Loos-en-Gohelle, France
May 5, 2014 · May 5, 2014. 17 min read. Lt. John Kipling was just 18 years old when he disappeared after a First World War battle in September 1915. The mystery of what happened that day would haunt his...
Jan 19, 2016 · John Kipling died on Sept 27, 1915 in the Battle of Loos, weeks after arriving in France. His father, who had used his contacts to obtain an officer’s commission for him, spent much of his...
