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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 6, 2018.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that General Sir Brian Robertson said: "General Montgomery does not cheat – whether that is due to his innate honesty or the fact that I watch him like a cat does not matter"?

Titles

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A list of titles has recently been added, referenced to http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx.html - unfortunately that is a front page which doesn't mention Robertson. By navigating through, and guessing a bit, I've found http://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_R01.html#Robertson_BH This does not support all of the new information, in particular, the final entry:

  • 1961-1974: General The Rt. Hon. The Lord Robertson of Oakridge, Bt., GCB, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, MC

You don't get "The Lord" together with "Bt."; and "The Lord" is a form of address; his title was "Baron". --Redrose64 (talk) 15:19, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bold Sir Brian Robertson

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When Robertson was the Chairman of the British Transport Commission, Henry Fairlie wrote a satirical four-stanza poem entitled "Bold Sir Brian Robertson", reproduced in Bonavia, Michael R. (1981). British Rail: The First 25 Years. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 149. ISBN 0-7153-8002-8. LCCN 80041448. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 12:07, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]