music, particularly playing his Steinway piano and listening to Bach. He was still taking lessons in composition and the piano in 2010. Pugh also spent time reading and walking and became an accomplished cook. Death Pugh died in April 2010. He was predeceased by his wife, Mair Lewis, who died in 1985. Idwal's ashes were scattered in the waters of the Afon Mawddach at Penmaenpool, Gwynedd, in a private ceremony. A permanent memorial to Idwal and Mair was added to the prominent Vaughan family tomb of Mary and Thomas Vaughan in Treorchy Cemetery, Rhondda, in accordance with his wishes. References Welsh military personnel Ombudsmen in the United Kingdom People educated at Cowbridge Grammar School People from Blaenau Ffestiniog Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Welsh civil servants British Army personnel of World War II Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath 1918 births 2010 deaths Royal Army Service Corps officers