Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. Wikipedia
Born: June 19, 1861, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: January 29, 1928 (age 66 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Dorothy Maud Vivian Haig Haig (m. 1905)
Grandchildren: John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, Sarah Violet Astor, James Howard-Johnston, and more
Date knighted: 1917
Organizations founded: Royal British Legion, Poppyscotland, Haig Fund, and more
Great grandchildren: Harry Lopes, Charles Gavin John Astor, Lucian Tarnowski, and more
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