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A few years ago Dave Gorman, author and comedian, went in search of other people with the same name as his. Being somewhat more of a couch potato I thought it would be easier to search the internet. But not only did I want to find as many Peter Stewards as possible I also wanted to find the one closest to myself in character. In other words does having the name Peter Steward embue certain characteristics or is it all just a freak of name? so here are my findings to date:

It was heartening to find that in a google search the first Peter Steward who appeared was myself.... but ever onwards.

Peter Steward (solicitor)

Starting pretty close to home I came across Peter Steward and Co, solicitors of Church Plain, Great Yarmouth. The advertising blurb states: "The Only Solicitors' Firm In Great Yarmouth Specialising Solely In Personal Injury Claims.No Win, No Fee You Keep 100% Of Your compensation." There is also a firm by the same name in Sackville Place, Norwich, even closer to home.

On the first page of Google listings I share the roost with Pete the solicitor with five mentions each. So what happens on page two I ask you cry?

Well on page two I get just two mentions and Pete the solicitor just one and a few more interesting Peter Steward's appear. So yes there are certainly things in common with this Peter. We both live and work in Norfolk (of course I am assuming that this person does exist and is not just the name of a company), but that's about as far as it goes, but at least it's a start. So over to the following from wikipedia

Peter Steward (Australian rules footballer)

Peter Steward (born 27 January 1942) is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s.

A key defender originally from Kerang, Steward debuted for North Melbourne in 1962. Steward suffered a bad knee injury which kept him out the entire 1965 season after managing just one game in 1964. He returned in 1966 and two years later was at his peak, finishing equal 7th in the Brownlow Medal. The following season he represented Victoria in the 1969 Adelaide Carnival and earned All Australian selection.

When John Dugdale was injured during the 1970 season, Steward captained the club. It turned out to be his last year with them before he moved to play with West Perth. He was twice a premiership player at West Perth and wore the Western Australian jersey at interstate carnivals 5 times. During a 1968 match at Arden Street against Geelong football club, Peter Steward was struck by a Geelong supporter with a "flogger" (a stick with streamers on the end of it), as he was about to kick the ball from the goal square. After this incident and burning of streamers at an Essendon Football club match against Collingwood football club at Windy Hill, Essendon in the early seventies; streamers were consequential banned. Steward played at Centre Half Back and Full back and was a prodigious kick of the ball and was one of North Melbourne's best defenders and during the 60's.

In 2003 Steward was named on the interchange bench in the North Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'.

Australian Rules football has mainly eluded me as a sport, although I understand most people who have watched it refer to it as Australian no rules football - a particularly macho Australian sport. It's nice to know, however, that old Pete was one of those responsible for the banning of streamers from the sport - what an achievement. Okay so I have a love of sport and presumably so did this Pete, despite living on a different continent. But I reckon it's as strong a link as with Pete the solicitor. So at present the two are neck and neck. and so to the next

Peter Steward (who served in the British Army)

Well here was a rather strange entry on a web site entitled Forces Re-united. This Peter Steward had a service number of 1922441 and served in the army from 1950 until 1963. This included Compton Basset Boys Wing (1950), Comcen Central Stanbridge billeted at Bletchley (1951), No 1 Signals HQ (bomber command) Wildenrath 72 signals unit Adenau Germany (1951), RAF Andover, RAF Amport (1953), Tymbou Cyprus (1956), RAF Amport (1958), RAF Ayios Nickolaus Cyprus (1960). Demobbed (1963). So there.

After his forces career Peter took on communicatio0ns work on the New York Times, Australian Associated Press, Daily Herald, Daily Express and News of the World. And so that's that...... So how does this Peter compare on my similarity monitor. Well pretty much on par with the others. I am a journalist who has worked on a variety of newspapers so there is the newspaper tie-in here.

Once again we must move on and how surprised was I to find the role profile for my previous job as e-communications officer for Norfolk Constabulary came up on page two - not altogether sure that I wanted this memory of a former life but not to dwell on that. The next Peter Steward I came across was featured in the following story.

Peter Steward (the angler)

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