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John Kipling (17 August 1897 – 27 September 1915) was the only son of British author Rudyard Kipling. In the First World War, his father used his influence to get him a commission in the British Army despite being decisively rejected for poor eyesight. His death at the Battle of Loos caused his family immense grief.
Jan 18, 2016 · John Kipling's body was not found. Rudyard Kipling spent four years searching for his lost son. He tracked down men from John's battalion and quizzed them.
Feb 21, 2020 · Sadly, Rudyard Kipling died in 1936. Rudyard Kipling gave us classic stories like 'The Jungle Book,' but in World War I, the man suffered a devastating tragedy: the tragic death of his son, John.
Nov 16, 2009 · On September 27, 1915, Second Lieutenant John Kipling of the British army, the only son of Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling, is killed at the Battle of Loos, in the Artois region of...
Sep 25, 2015 · John Kipling went missing in action at the Battle of Loos, in northern France, one hundred years ago, on September 27, 1915. The eighteen-year-old lieutenant was likely the most widely...
Jan 20, 2016 · Soldier John Kipling went missing during the Battle of Loos in the First World War in September 1915. His father, Britain's most popular writer at the time, was left...
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On September 27th, 1915, John Kipling, the author’s eighteen-year-old son, who had joined the army almost immediately after the outbreak of the First World War, fought his first battle. He was severely wounded; it seems certain that he died the same day.
