Alan died, aged 88, on 1st October 2019 after suffering from dementia for the last six years.
He was a boarder in New House and a contemporary of Victor Spinetti, with whom he shared a study for a while. After leaving Monmouth he joined the Royal Engineers for his National Service and served his time in Germany, which he enjoyed very much.
After the Army, he studied metallurgy and subsequently joined British Steel and remained in the steel industry for the rest of his working life. Alan leaves a widow, Lorna, who had been a pupil at Monmouth School for Girls, and they have two sons.
