great-nephew of Fergus Bowes-Lyon. Six weeks before his own death he moved to Mundamalla Nursing Home, where he died in November 2005 at the age of 109. At his death, he was Scotland's oldest man. He died just a few weeks after featuring in the BBC One documentary The Last Tommy, which interviewed some of the last surviving First World War British Army veterans (nicknamed Tommy or Tommy Atkins). The widower, who had five children, said he had lost count of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was actually survived by four children, ten grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. A biography (Alfred Anderson: A Life in Three Centuries) was published in 2002, and a bust of him stands on display at the public library in Alyth. About Christmas, Anderson said: References Obituary, The Times, page 61, 22 November 2005 External links BBC obituary Evening Telegraph obituary Scotsman obituary Times article Times obituary A history of the Black Watch 5th (Angus & Dundee) Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Interview from 2003, originally published in The Scotsman, 25 June 2003, under the headline "Scotland's Oldest Man turns 107", by John Innes 1896 births 2005 deaths Black Watch soldiers British Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Legion of Honour Military personnel from Dundee Scottish centenarians Men centenarians British Home Guard soldiers Participants of the Christmas truce of 1914