[what's up]

Many of these old British Colonial families (Wingate was born in India) were different.

Being of 2 worlds...the culture of colonial Asia/Africa where things were always in flux and opportunity was rampant and the culture of Britain which was more confining but still the leader of much of the globe they were often of an eccentric character.

Wingate seems to have been one of these originals.

[Tax-chick]

Good point. There were unique opportunities in the colonies/mandate territories for men with drive and originality.

Wingate was nuttier than most, though ... the flip side of some of the British officers who “went Arab.”