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Lieutenant John Kipling, 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards.
Killed in Action, 27/09/1915, nearly six weeks after his eighteenth birthday
“Have you news of my boy Jack?”
Not this tide.
“When d’you think that he’ll come back?”
Not with this wind blowing, and this tide.
“Has any one else had word of him?”
Not this tide.
For what is sunk will hardly swim,
Not with this wind blowing, and this tide.
“Oh, dear, what comfort can I find?”
None this tide,
Nor any tide,
Except he did not shame his kind —
Not even with that wind blowing, and that tide.
Then hold your head up all the more,
This tide,
And every tide;
Because he was the son you bore,
And gave to that wind blowing and that tide!
Born 17/08/1897 at "The Elms" at Rottingdean in Sussex, the only son of the British author Rudyard Kipling.
Kipling was 16 when the First World War broke out in August 1914. His father, a keen imperialist and patriot, was soon writing propaganda on behalf of the British government. Rudyard sought to get his son a commission, but John was rejected by the Royal Navy due to severe short-sightedness. He was also initially rejected by the army for similar reasons.
However, Rudyard Kipling was friends with Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, a former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, and Colonel of the Irish Guards, and through this influence, John Kipling was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards on 15 August 1914, having just turned 17. After reports of the Rape of Belgium and the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915, Rudyard Kipling came to see the war as a crusade for civilisation against barbarism, and was even more keen that his son should see active service.
After completing his training, John Kipling was sent to France in August along with the rest of the battalion, which was part of the 2nd Guards Brigade of the Guards Division. His father was already there on a visit, serving as a war correspondent.
Kipling was reported injured and missing in action on 27/09/1915 during the Battle of Loos, whilst attacking near the village of Hulluch. 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.
His parents searched vainly for him in field hospitals and interviewed comrades to try to identify what had happened. A notice was published in The Times on 7 October 1915 confirming the known facts that he was "wounded and missing".
The death of John inspired Rudyard Kipling to become involved with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and write a wartime history of the Irish Guards. The poem My Boy Jack also alludes to the wartime loss of a son, although its themes are rather nautical. He also wrote the short verse: "'My son died laughing at some jest, I would I knew / What it were, and it might serve me at a time when jests are few."
Kipling's grave was reportedly identified in 1992, and he is officially listed as buried in St Mary's ADS Cemetery in Haisnes. In 2002, research by military historians Tonie and Valmai Holt suggested that this grave may be that of another officer, Arthur Jacob of the London Irish Rifles.
However, in January 2016 further research demonstrated that the original identification of the grave was in fact correct. A spokesman for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission stated that it "welcomed the latest research which supports the identification of the grave of John Kipling".
"Si piensas que estás vencido, lo estás.
Si piensas que no te atreves, no lo harás.
Si piensas que te gustaría ganarpero no puedes,
no lo lograrás.
Si piensas que perderás, ya has perdido,
porque en el mundo encontrarás que el éxito comienza
con la voluntad del hombre.
Todo está en el estado mental.
Porque muchas carreras se han perdido
antes de haberse corrido,
y muchos cobardes han fracasado,
antes de haber su trabajo empezado.
Piensa en grande y tus hechos crecerán.
Piensa en pequeño y quedarás atrás.
Piensa que puedes y podrás.
Todo está en el estado mental.
Si piensas que estás aventajado, lo estás.
Tienes que pensar bien para elevarte.
Tienes que estar seguro de ti mismo,
antes de intentar ganar un premio.
La batalla de la vida no siempre la gana
el hombre más fuerte, o el más ligero,
porque tarde o temprano,
el hombre que gana,
es aquél que cree poder hacerlo."
“To Mr Kipling is due the revival of the short story, and without controversy he is, among English writers, the greatest living master of this deceitfully simple ‘form’.” (Taken from my copy of Cassell’s Universal Portrait Gallery, published in 1895.)
There are other illustrations from the book here. And there are more Kipling images, principally from his home, Burwash, here.
Rehearsal Photographs of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Adapted by Rosanna Lowe. Directed by Liam Steel @ West Yorkshire Playhouse.
30 November 2013 - 18 January 2014
photos ©Tristram Kenton
Title
Lest we forget / Davenport.
Summary
Cartoon shows Uncle Sam as a well-dressed stalwart figure wearing striped pants and a waistcoat covered with stars, carrying a tall hat. Behind him stands another Uncle Sam, but this one is emaciated, shabby, and dejected. "Lest we forget" is the refrain in Rudyard Kipling's poem, Recessional, published in 1897 at the height of the British empire. In the poem, Kipling warns against the perils of pride and the impermanence of power. The United States emerged from the Spanish American war in 1899 as a quasi-imperial power. The cartoonist may be cautioning the nation to remember its humble beginnings.
Contributor Names
Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912, artist
Created / Published
1893 [i.e., ca. 1899]
Subject Headings
- Infantry--Pennsylvania--1860-1870
- Military bands--Pennsylvania--1860-1870
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Union
- United States--Pennsylvania
Format Headings
Editorial cartoons--American--1890-1900.
Ink drawings--1890-1900.
Notes
- Title from item.
- Inscribed in pencil in lower right corner: New York Journal 1893. Since Davenport did not move to New York to work for the New York Journal until 1895, this notation is probably incorrect.
- Forms part of: Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (Library of Congress).
- Unprocessed in WOOD.Davenport.13
- Sources: World encyclopedia of cartoons, p. 187 ljr
Medium
1 drawing on bristol board : India ink over graphite underdrawing ; 66.5 x 45.5 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
Unprocessed [item] [P&P]
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id
ppmsca 03308 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.03308
Library of Congress Control Number
2003675317
Reproduction Number
LC-DIG-ppmsca-03308 (digital file from original)
Rights Advisory
No known restrictions on publication.
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Description
1 drawing on bristol board : India ink over graphite underdrawing ; 66.5 x 45.5 cm. | Cartoon shows Uncle Sam as a well-dressed stalwart figure wearing striped pants and a waistcoat covered with stars, carrying a tall hat. Behind him stands another Uncle Sam, but this one is emaciated, shabby, and dejected. "Lest we forget" is the refrain in Rudyard Kipling's poem, Recessional, published in 1897 at the height of the British empire. In the poem, Kipling warns against the perils of pride and the impermanence of power. The United States emerged from the Spanish American war in 1899 as a quasi-imperial power. The cartoonist may be cautioning the nation to remember its humble beginnings.
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Lot 4173 (45)
Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints (8,726)
Civil War (15,007)
American Memory (501,198)
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Library of Congress Online Catalog (966,676)
Format
Photo, Print, Drawing
Contributors
Davenport, Homer
Dates
1861
1899
Location
Pennsylvania
United States
Language
English
Subjects
Albumen Prints
American
Civil War
Editorial Cartoons
History
Infantry
Ink Drawings
Military Bands
Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam (Symbolic Character)
Union
United States
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Kipling looks a little rough after a bath. But that's okay. Because after bathtime is FRANTIC RUN AROUND TIME GO GO OMG RUN IN CIRCLES.
Uno scrittore inglese, Rudyard Kipling, venuto in visita alla fronte italiana nel corso della Prima Guerra Mondiale, espresse questo giudizio sugli alpini: “Alpini, forse la più fiera, la più tenace fra le specialità impegnate su ogni fronte di guerra. Combattono con pena e fatica fra le grandi Dolomiti, fra rocce e boschi, di giorno un mondo splendente di sole e di neve, la notte un gelo di stelle. Nelle loro solitarie posizioni, all’avanguardia di disperate battaglie contro un nemico che sta sopra di loro, più ricco di artiglieria, le loro imprese sono frutto soltanto di coraggio e di gesti individuali. Grandi bevitori, lesti di lingua e di mano, orgogliosi di sé e del loro Corpo, vivono rozzamente e muoiono eroicamente”.
These hedges are so tall that it is like a maze. Claire was reading The Secret Garden to them all the other day, and that is what this area made Kipling think of!
Bateman's is a 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex, England. It was the home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936. The house was built in 1634. Kipling's widow bequeathed the house to the National Trust on her death in 1939. The house is a Grade I listed building. Wikipedia
On 30 April 1966, 70035 (formerly 'Rudyard Kipling' passes Durranhill with the return leg of the Jubilee Railway Society's
'South Yorkshireman No.5 Rail Tour' from Bradford to Carlisle over the Settle and Carlisle line.
Kipling Fashion Show
From Saturday, 30th Aug 2008 - Sunday, 31st Aug 2008
Catch the Kipling Fashion Show at Mid Valley Megamall, Main Concourse at 2pm.
I went to Batemans (home of the famous author Rudyard Kipling) yesterday with Jill a good friend from my photography group.
Batemans is now owned and run by The National Trust.......we are allowed to take interior photographs but must not use a flash or tripod. So the focus is not great but it was the best I could get.......I do not have a very steady hand unfortunately!!.
Semana passada teve uma promoção da KIpling Fanpage premiando as três melhores fotos do "Kit volta às aulas!" Eu nem tive muito tempo pra tirar uma foto mais elaborada... daí enviei essa mesmo que tirei rapidinho :D e SURPRESA acabei ganhando! Ah, feliz demais! Sempre participo de sorteios nos blogs mas nunca fui sorteada e agora ganho esse concurso coisa mais linda! Pra verem as outras fotos ganhadoras segue o link: www.kiplingfanpage.com.br/Interna/fique-de-olho/concurso-...
e lógico que eu tinha que incluir uma Melissa, né? :p