Steyn, Stephanus Sebastian Lombard
Educated at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, Cape Town. Went to Oxford with Rhodes Scholarship in 1910. Gained his Blue at Oxford for Rugby Football and International Cap for Scotland. Entered Guy’s 1913. Joined King Edward’s Horse at outbreak of war as a private. Granted a commission in R.F.A. November 1914. Killed in action Dec. 12th, 1917. Guy’s Hospital Reports Vol LXX, War Memorial No
Lieutenant Stephen Sebastian Lombard Steyn, R.F.A., whose death in action is officially announced today, was the son of the late Dr. G. H. Steyn, and was 26 years of age. He played for three years in the cricket XI, and Rugby XV at the Diocesan College, Rodebosch College, Rondebosch, South Africa, and came to University College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar in October 1909. He played rugby for Oxford against Cambridge in 1911 and 1912, and for Scotland against England in 1911 and against Ireland in the following year. The Times 29 December 1917.
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Steyn |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Stephanus Sebastian Lombard |
| Date of birth | 10/11/1889 |
| Family details | Son of Margaret Fraser Steyn, of Moorreesburg, Cape Province, South Africa, and the late Dr. G. H. Steyn. |
| Previous education | Diocesan College, Rondebosch, South Africa; University College, Oxford |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1913 |
| Dept / course | Conjoin and Oxford M.B. |
| Military unit | Royal Field Artillery, "B" Bty. 117th Bde. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 08/12/1917 |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Sources | Guy’s Hospital Archives at King’s College; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; The Times |