Bill Curling, who died on April 1 aged 96, was "Hotspur", the racing correspondent of The Daily Telegraph, from 1946 to 1965 and wrote half a dozen books about racing; before the Second World War, during which he served in destroyers, he was from 1936 to 1939 the racing correspondent of the Yorkshire Post. Bill Curling - Telegraph
His brother: Name: CURLING, DESMOND LIONEL Initials: D L Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment/Service: King's Royal Rifle Corps Unit Text: 9th (1st Bn. The Rangers) Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 01/06/1941 Service No: 126472 Additional information: Son of Brigadier-General Bryan James Curling, D.S.O. Officier Legion D'Honneur, and of Lilian Mary Curling (nee Wells), of Warsash, Hampshire. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Face 7. Memorial: ATHENS MEMORIAL
Certainly someone who saw his share of action and kept ahead of fate somewhat. RIP. Wonder if anyone's looked for Matabele. Only two survivors, that's a lot of men with no known grave - potentially.
