Indeed, thank you Polarbear. I have emailed the link to my uncle who has a better grasp on our shared history and may even post. You are right, my namesake is the son of Alfred I believe, apologies, a long day at a new job in a new sector. Turns out he has visited that side of the family in the last few weeks.
Edit: A little nugget from my childhood. I was told that Great Uncle Alfred, hmmmm, great great uncle I suppose, would say that when he was in Burma the Gurkhas would take in a new British officer and teach him the basics from how to tie his bootlaces to the more complex skills of infantry warfare in the junkle. Important because when reconnoitring a Japanese camp they would approach the sentries crawling slowly, feel the laces of his boots and if they weren't tied a specific way they would use their Khukuri. Handy way to rid yourself of a problematic officer I would imagine.
