hɪz lˈæst jˈɪɹz wɜː klˈaʊdᵻd baɪ ˈɪlhˈɛlθ ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd mˈɛntəli ɐlˈɜːt tə ðɪ ˈɛnd, dˈaɪɪŋ ɪn hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
His last years were clouded by ill-health although he remained mentally alert to the end, dying in hospital in Birmingham in 1988.