Steve is a military historian and battlefield guide who specialises in the
First World War. He served in the British Army for twelve years and in the Metropolitan Police
for twenty-three. He has a Master's degree in British First World War Studies and is a
member of the International Guild of Battlefield Guides. He is also a guide for the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The grandson of two Great War veterans, Steve has
been researching the Great War for many years. He has participated in archaeological digs on
the Western Front as well as guiding groups on tours of the battlefields. The co-author of two
Great War books, he has appeared in tv productions on both the Western Front and ancestry
research. Since 2016, he has been the historian for the Soldiers' Charity, Army Benevolent
Fund, Front Line Walks in France and Belgium.