Alford's early years were passed with his widowed father, who was curate of Steeple Ashton in Wiltshire.
The village abuts Keevil Airfield, an active military aerodrome which served throughout World War Two as home to squadrons of Bomber Command, and also as a launch site for gliders taking part in Operation Market Garden, made famous in A Bridge Too Far.
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