Ku sii qor faqradan - Curtis wuxuu ku dhashay London bishii Diseembar 1923 waalidkiis ayaa ahaa Ada iyo Manny Brown oo ka soo guuray Yurubta Bari. Hooyadeed iyo adeerkeed waxay lahaayeen dukaan dharka lagu sameeyo. Curtis wuxuu ku koray Upper Street, Islington. Markii uu qarxay Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka, waxaa loo daadgureeyay Somerset waxayna la xiriirtay Ururka Waxbarashada Shaqaalaha. Ururku wuxuu gacan ka geystay sameynta aragtideeda gaarka ah ee bulshada oo asal ahaan ka timid aabeheeda waxayna u horseeday Curtis inay xiiseyneyso macdan qodayaasha lacag uruurinta waddooyinka inta lagu gudajiray 1926-kii General Strike
Waxaad Curtis wuxuu la kulmay sarkaalka ciidamada badda Gerry Curtis sanadkii 1943 kadib markii ay bilaabeen inay is arkaan, waxay ku lug lahaayeen howsha Tiyaatarka Midnimada ee garabka bidix. Labaduba waxay is guursadeen sanadka soo socda waxayna degeen Finchley, halkaas oo Curtis uu ku biiray Xisbiga Shuuciga.