Lieut. Stephen Mewburn Orford

Stephen Mewburn Orford (1888-1916) Killed in action, Ypres Flanders, Belgium

Obituary:

• ORFORD, STEPHEN MEWBURN, 2nd Lieut., 11th (Service) Battalion. The King’s Royal Rifle Corps,
• son of the Rev. Canon Horace William Orford, M.A., Rector of Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, and Canon of Bloemfontein, by his wife, Annie Elizabeth, daughter of W. Armistead;
• born Bradden, county Northampton, 5 Dec. 1888;
• educated St. Andrew’s College, Bloemfontein, and Cape University;
• was a Clerk in the Treasury Department, Union Government of South Africa;
• served as a Private in “Enslin’s Horse” in the German South African Campaign
• and in the Rebellion in the Orange Free State;
• volunteered for foreign service, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Kings Royal Rifle Corps 21 Oct. 1915;
• served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1916,
• and was killed in action at Ypres 25 June following. Buried at Vlamertinghe.
• His Commanding Officer wrote:
• I had absolute confidence in him: he was a most brave and conscientious soldier, a charming personality, full of energy and a fine example to his men,
• I cannot speak too highly of him, “ and another officer:
• “I think he was the very coolest and bravest soul I’ve met out here,
• and with us he was the most wonderfully cheerful influence.
• Since he has been with us we’ve always been cheery and happy in the mess.” Unm.
  

ORFORD, STEPHEN MEWBURN

Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Death: 25/06/1916
Age: 27
Regiment/Service: King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Bn.
Grave Reference: I. B. 22.
Cemetery: VLAMERTINGHE MILITARY CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of the Rev. Horace William and Anne Elizabeth Orford, of Gordon Lodge, The Avenue, Kenilworth, Cape Town. Born Bradden, Northants. Clerk in Treasury at Pretoria, South Africa.
CWGC

National Archives of South Africa, Transvaal

• DEPOT: TAB
• SOURCE: MHG
• TYPE: LEER
• VOLUME NO: 0
• SYSTEM 01
• REFERENCE: 28908
• PART: 1
• DESCRIPTION: ORFORD, STEPHEN MEWBURN.
• STARTING: 1916
• ENDING: 1916