Royal Field Artillery He is remembered with honour on the Arras Memorial, Larchfield School memorial, Sebergh School Cloisters, at the Old Parish Church and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 25.
The family home was 15, Havelock Street, Helensburgh The son of Charles and Christina Nicholl (nee Morrison). Siblings: Alan had two older brothers, Charles and John, and two sisters, Noel and Mary.