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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.
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes
- 17 August 1897, Rottingdean, Sussex, England
- 27 September 1915 (aged 18), Loos-en-Gohelle, France
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 ...
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Feb 21, 2020 · It wasn't until 1992 that researchers claimed to have identified his remains, but even that is questionable. 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.
Jan 18, 2016 · Kipling's son, John, was one of those keen to join the British war effort in 1914. Barred from the navy because of his poor eyesight, John was forced to use his father's connections to get a ...
Sep 25, 2015 · In memory of John, Kipling, at fifty years old, undertook the task of writing the history of the Irish Guards. It was a tedious and exhausting task that took seven years and left him, according to ...
Jan 19, 2016 · John Kipling died on Sept 27, 1915 in the Battle of Loos, weeks after arriving in France. His father, who had used his contacts to obtain an officer’s commission for him, spent much of his later ...
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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