Stephen Steyn : Rugby Player

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  1. Dolphin

    Dolphin New Member

    This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread.

    Gareth

    Steyn, Stephen Sebastian Lombard (‘Beak’) played for Scotland

    Internationals: 2 : 1911 E- ; 1912 I-

    Stephen Steyn was born on 10 November 1889, son of Dr Steyn and Margaret Fraser Steyn of Moorreesburg, Cape Province, South Africa. His father was a cousin of President Steyn of the Orange Free State.

    Played as a Wing for: Diocesan College Rondebosch South Africa, Oxford University (Blue 1911-1912), Guy’s Hospital, Barbarians

    Profession: Medicine; entered Guy’s Hospital in 1913.

    Remarks: Rhodes Scholar. He was a Blue along with W M Dickson, another South African born Scottish international, who was killed in action on 26 September 1915, at Loos. Played for Barbarians: v Penarth (8-18) v Swansea (13-6) in 1911.

    War service: Joined King Edward’s Horse as a Private before being granted a commission in November 1914. Lieutenant, “B” Battery, 117th or 115th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

    He was killed in action on 8 December 1917, in Palestine, and is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel [Grave B. 12.].
     

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  2. liverpool annie

    liverpool annie New Member

    I thought you would have had loads of stuff on Steyn ..... :rolleyes:

     
    liverpool annie, Jun 17, 2009
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    liverpool annie New Member

    In Memory of
    Lieutenant STEPHANUS SEBASTIAN LOMBARD STEYN

    "B" Bty. 117th Bde., Royal Field Artillery
    who died age 28
    on 08 December 1917
    Son of Margaret Fraser Steyn, of Moorreesburg, Cape Province, South Africa, and the late Dr. Steyn. Scottish Rugby International.

    Remembered with honour
    JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, Israel

    I think you have all this already !

    STEYN, S. S. L., Lieut., lloth Brigade R.F.A. 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, December 12th, 1917.

    http://www.archive.org/stream/reportsg70guysuoft/reportsg70guysuoft_djvu.txt
     
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