Major General Robert Dyer 'Titch' Houghton MC 40RM Commando

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Another distinguished officer, and RM Commando, who died this year on January 17th 2011, was Major General Robert Dyer 'Titch' Houghton MC 40RM Commando. His obituary can be read here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/8270064/Major-General-Titch-Houghton.html

Rest in peace Robert

Something I've come across today and thought others may also find interesting:

The photograph of Major General Houghton with The Times obituary is captioned, 'Houghton in 1947 at Stanley Fort, Hong Kong, wearing his green beret which the locals interpreted as a sign of infidelity.' http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2880923.ece

The full text is given on ww2talk.com and states, "Hong Kong... was a somewhat fluid and turbulent place in 1946 and the garrison included a whole Royal Marines brigade. Their green berets were novel to the Chinese who subscribed to a belief that a man wearing a green hat has an unfaithful wife."

My mother was unfaithful??

Stephen Donnison wrote:My mother was unfaithful??

Well that stopped that thread dead then, Stephen!

Thank goodness that the good Lincolshire folk didn't subscribe to these ancient Chinese superstitions.

Nick

Julie W wrote:Something I've come across today and thought others may also find interesting:

The photograph of Major General Houghton with The Times obituary is captioned, 'Houghton in 1947 at Stanley Fort, Hong Kong, wearing his green beret which the locals interpreted as a sign of infidelity.' http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2880923.ece

The full text is given on ww2talk.com and states, "Hong Kong... was a somewhat fluid and turbulent place in 1946 and the garrison included a whole Royal Marines brigade. Their green berets were novel to the Chinese who subscribed to a belief that a man wearing a green hat has an unfaithful wife."

A great bit of research again Julie and a good obituary.
We Will Remember Them.

Nick