John Kipling
John Kipling | |
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John Kipling in the uniform of the Irish Guards, 1915 | |
| Born | 17 August 1897 Rottingdean, Sussex, England |
| Died | 27 September 1915 (aged 18) Loos-en-Gohelle, France |
| Buried | St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1914–1915 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | Irish Guards |
| Conflicts | First World War |
| Relations | Rudyard Kipling (father) Caroline Starr Balestier (mother) Elsie Bambridge (sister) |
Second Lieutenant John Kipling (17 August 1897 – 27 September 1915) was a British Army officer. The only son of English author Rudyard Kipling, during World War I, his father used his influence to gain Kipling a commission in the British army despite being rejected for poor eyesight. Kipling's death at the Battle of Loos caused his family immense grief.