John 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
Buried	St Mary's ADS Cemetery, Haisnes
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1915
Rank	Second lieutenant
Unit	Irish Guards
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of Loos †
Relations	Rudyard Kipling (father) Caroline Starr Balestier (mother) Elsie Bambridge (sister)

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.