At Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service this photo is captioned: "Captain W. H. Keith Hoare relinquished Military Duties and was appointed as the first Gibraltarian civilian Fire Chief of Gibraltar. He was a member of the Order of St. John and served from 1st January 1948 until the 30 June 1973 as the Chief Fire Officer."
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Keith Dudley Hoare, SBSTJ
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Order of St John - interred here
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