Occasionally I allow this blog to go off at tangents away from its core theme, when I find stories of remarkable people. Here’s the story of Bob Crisp. General Alexander said of him “The greatest Hun-killer I ever knew was Major Bob Crisp”
You should read it. It’ll make you laugh and will make you determined to life your life to the full. Bob Crisp died with £20 left to his name (and instructions to back a specific horse in the Grand National).