Complex sentence: In the 1940s in Hove, he befriended Lord Alfred Douglas (known as Bosie), who had been Oscar Wildes lover and later, on 23 March 1945, was one of only two people who attended his funeral.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 1940s in Hove, he befriended Lord Alfred Douglas (known as Bosie), who had been Oscar Wilde's lover. On 23 March 1945, he was one of only two people who attended his funeral.