Alfred Lynch

Tuesday, 23 December 2003 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Alfred Lynch (Commander Millington in "The Curse of Fenric") passed away due to cancer December 16; read the obithere. (Thanks to Bill Spiby, Matthew Kilburn)

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