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This Poem/Song was written by Rudyard Kipling in 1916. They say the inspiration for it came from the story of young sailor Jack Cornwell who died in the Battle of Jutland. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Many think he also wrote it as a personal expression of the loss of his son John in 1915. John disappeared and the Kiplings tried long and hard to find out what happened to him. John’s remains weren’t identified until 1992. Sung by English folk singer Peter Bellamy, it is a very poignant song when you think about all the men that never came back…
This Poem/Song was written by Rudyard Kipling in 1916. They say the inspiration for it came from the story of young sailor Jack Cornwell who died in the Battle of Jutland. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Many think he also wrote it as a personal expression of the loss of his son John in 1915. John disappeared and the Kiplings tried long and hard to find out what happened to him. John’s remains weren’t identified until 1992. Sung by English folk singer Peter Bellamy, it is a very poignant song when you think about all the men that never came back…