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September 27, 1915
- 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 France.
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Kipling was reported injured and missing in action in September 1915 during the Battle of Loos. There remains no definite evidence relating to the cause of his death, but credible reporting indicates he was last seen attacking a German position, possibly with a head injury.
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...
The grave of Lt. John Kipling at St. Mary's ADS Cemetery near Loos. On 23 September 1919 the remains of a casualty were discovered by a British Army burial party searching the old Loos battlefield. The casualty was recorded as an “Unidentified British Soldier, Officer Lieut. Irish Guards”.
The Battle of Loos took place from 25 September to 8 October 1915 in France on the Western Front, during the First World War. It was the biggest British attack of 1915, the first time that the British used poison gas and the first mass engagement of New Army units.
- 25 September-8 October 1915
- German victory
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.
Kipling was reported Missing in Action in September 1915 during the Battle of Loos. With fighting continuing, his body was not identified. His parents searched vainly for him in field hospitals and interviewed comrades.
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 searched...
