Thank you for your post, tonepad.
The basic info is that he was apparently born in Birmingham and moved to London around 1928, where he had his children. We believe he was originally christened Albert Sydney Spiers, and changed his name to Alfred Wilson around 1928 The wife (also from the Midlands) and kids moved to Luton in 1939 as part of the evacuation plan - he stayed in London.
Sometime after 1939 - 1941 he was diagnosed with TB. As the family were in Luton, he ended up in St Mary's hospital TB wing, where he died in Aug 1943.
In 1944, his wife and kids moved back to the Midlands, so its not possible he could be buried any where except the Luton area. Of course he could have been cremated.
Bedford Archives hold no records, or are closed under the 100 year rule.
I have telephoned St Mary's to see if they have an archive or may know any basic historical facts, but frankly the receptionist was unable to think of who to refer me to.
My questions are:
1. What where the normal protocols for body disposal at St Mary's - was cremation a thing then?
2. Burial or cremation, where are local records held that might identify his final resting place?
I'm hoping that someone on this thread has an idea of how to answer these, or has experience of this kind of research.