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Steve Hoar - The King of the Kitchen !
Steve's love of history is down to the fact that his History teacher at Winton High School (Rob Howarth) was a dedicated
and great teacher - in later life Steve and Rob became good friends and helped organise the School's reunion together.
Like Lance Steve is a member of the British War Memorial Project. Steve is also a member of the UK National War memorial
Inventory. Steve has a number of interests - from James Bond to music of the 1980s. Like Lance Steve has a link
to the UK forces. Indeed Steve briefly was part of the Household Cavalry and his visit to the HC memorial in Zandvoorde,
Near Ypres was one of the most moving sites for him. Steve placed a NMBS rememberance cross at the site on behalf of
NMBS and in memory of all the men of the HC.
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| Market Garden 2006 |
Steve's family history goes further as his Grandfather (Walter Gelder) served in the 8th Army Desert Rats in North
Africa, His great Uncle (Arthur Gelder) was captured by the Japanese and forced to work on the infamous Burma Railway.
Even earlier his Great Grandfather (Bert Gelder) survived the German Gas attack at Ypres - but died a few years later because
of the effects of this Gas Attack.
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| Normandy 2004 |
Steve recently found out that his Great-Great Uncle, Herbert Preen died at Ypres. A page is listed
to his memory on this site.
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| Somme 2007 |
Steve is a keen photographer and you can see over 2000 of his photos via the ‘Flickr’ links. Steve is the NMBS chef.
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