Stephen, Lionel Henry York
Entered Guy’s in April 1893, and passed the Final Conjoint in 1897. During the South African War he served as a surgeon to the Field Forces, and after as R.M.O. to the Royal Isle of Wight Hospital. Died on Service, 1918. Guy’s Hospital Reports Vol.LXX, War Memorial Number.
Captain Lionel Henry York Stephen, formerly of Lutterworth, Cambridgeshire and Folkestone, Kent, died of acute tuberculosis at Bournemouth on May 22nd, 1918. The sixth son of the late James Stephen, Judge of No. 17 County Court Circuit, and writer of Stephen’s Commentaries he entered Guy’s at a later age than the average student, and became M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P., in 1897. After filling resident appointments at two institutions, he went as a civil surgeon to South Africa on the outbreak of the Boer War and served there untl invalided in 1901 after a severe attack of typhoid fever. On the outbreak of the present war he was, in view of his previous experience, reaccepted for service despite his being over the age limit of the time, and went out with the first expeditionary force.
Eventually pleuristic effusion caused him to be relegated to home service, and the remainder of his life until three months ago was spent as registrar at the Military Hospital Dover. Of notably open-handed disposition and popular with all sorts and conditions of men, he died at the age of 49 and is survived by a wife and two children. British Medical Journal 8 June, 1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Stephen |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Lionel Henry York |
| Date of birth | 1868 |
| Place of birth | Pontefract, York |
| Family details | Son of Judge J. and Mrs. Stephen, of Lincoln; husband of A. Stephen, of 2, Queen Anne’s Gardens, Bournemouth |
| Previous education | Grantham Grammar School |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1893-1897 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Diploma |
| Qualifications | Final Conjoint in 1897 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 25/05/1918 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Burial place | Bournemouth East Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy’s Hospital Archives at King’s College; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |