[4] Alston-Roberts-West trained at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and was then commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in December 1957.
[7] In December 1987, he was appointed Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, in succession to Sir John Johnston.
[10] On 20 May 1970, Alston-Roberts-West married Hazel Elizabeth Margaret Cook, daughter of Lt.
[11] In the 1988 New Year Honours, Alston-Roberts-West was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO).
[12] In July 2006, he was appointed Serving Brother of the Venerable Order of Saint John (SBStJ).