Just before firing contestant Ben Clarke last month, Sir Alan delivered the line: "Don't start banging on about bloody Sandhurst again. I was a trainee bugler in the Jewish Lads' Brigade, Stamford Hill Division."
As well as phone calls, the brigade has received a large number of Facebook and Twitter messages from members of the public, as well as former members keen to learn more about Sir Alan's time in the youth group.
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