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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.
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Feb 21, 2020 · According to The Independent, John Kipling himself wanted to serve, but he was extremely near-sighted, and so he was rejected for service by both the Army and the Navy. But his father had friends in places high enough to land John a commission as a second lieutenant in the Irish Guards. The year was 1914. John was all of 17 years old.
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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 · 18 January 2016. Getty Images. It is 80 years since the death of Rudyard Kipling. The author of The Jungle Book and If died without finding out what had happened to his son, who disappeared...
Second Lieutenant John Kipling. Unit: 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards. Death: 27 September 1915 wounded and missing at Loos beyond the Chalk Pit Wood, Western Front.
Nov 16, 2009 · Learn about the life and death of John Kipling, the only son of Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling, who was killed in action in World War I. Find out how his father mourned him in a famous poem and how his body was never found.
