King George V (1865–1936) and Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Category
Photographs
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Unknown
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Paper
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Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 761466
Summary
Photograph, facsimile, King George V (1865–1936) and Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). The showcase caption reads - At the end of the 19th century Kipling's interest in the soldier was equalled even surpassed for his passion of the sea and those who go down to the sea in ships. His knowledge of the ships and their engines is shown in Mac Andrews' hymn "The Devil and the Deep Sea" and many others. During the 1914-18 War, he became a war correspondent and visited British, French and Italian armies in the field but he would not join the Ministry of Propaganda. He did agree to write officially for the Royal Navy, visiting the Fleet in Scottish Waters, the Channel Fleet and the Harwich Patrol; he also spent some unhappy hours in a submarine. He became an unflagging worker for the War Graves Commission and his friendship with King George V was begun during Royal visits to the War Cemeteries.