John Kipling

For his grandfather, the English art teacher, illustrator and museum curator, see John Lockwood Kipling.

John Kipling
John Kipling in the uniform of the Irish Guards, 1915
Born	(1897-08-17)17 August 1897 Rottingdean, Sussex, England
Died	27 September 1915(1915-09-27) (aged 18) Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Burial place	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes
Relatives	Rudyard Kipling (father) Caroline Starr Balestier (mother) Elsie Bambridge (sister)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1914–1915
Rank	Second lieutenant
Unit	Irish Guards
Conflicts	First World War Battle of Loos †

North End House, Rottingdean, John Kipling's birthplace

John Kipling's grave.

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.