Formerly listed as P J Churd, he had 2 Navy records for the same service number 4/3240, but one has him listed as PJ Curd & the other as PJ Churd. However, in the latter the ‘h’ in Churd is circled to indicate a typo. His marriage record backs this up and lists him as PJ Curd. His wife's maiden name was Bogg. He was also an AB not a Leading Seaman at the time - a rating he had lost for being AWOL. Notwithstanding this, he was promoted soon after to Assistant Paymaster, and was later Commissioned in the RAF.