Densham, SH
(1896 - 1917)
Key Facts
DATE OF BIRTH:
5th July 1896
YEARS ATTENDED THE COLLEGE:
1911 - 1912
HOME ADDRESS WHEN AT THE COLLEGE:
Waldronhyrst, Croydon
REGIMENT
5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
FINAL RANK:
Rifleman
DATE OF DEATH:
10th December 1917
AGE AT DEATH:
21
WHERE HE DIED (or was wounded)
Etaples
LOCATION OF GRAVE OR MEMORIAL:
Etaples Military Cemetery . XXXI C 25A
Rifleman Stephen Hugh Densham
Stephen was born on July 5th 1896, the youngest of 12 surviving children born to John Densham, chairman of the Mazawattee Tea Company, and his wife, Marion. He was the third Densham to come to the College, having been preceded by two of his elder brothers, John and Patrick. After leaving he went on to work in the city, something he was still doing when war was declared.
Having volunteered as a member of the London Rifle Brigade, Stephen was sent over to France for the first time in November 1916, and the following April he was serving at the Battle of Arras when he was invalided home for a time due to illness. In September that year he returned to France, joining up once more with the 1st Battalion of the London Rifles. During the battle of Cambrai in November he was serving in Bourlon Wood when he was severely wounded in the back by a rifle grenade. He never recovered from these injuries, passing away as a result at Étaples on December 10th 1917, aged 21.
