1st Lord Haig. Born Edinburgh into the whisky family. Senior commander during WW1. Initially nicknamed "butcher of the Somme", but then popular before his death. He has since been criticised for mismanagement of some of the major battles in France. First president of the British Legion. Died 21 Prince's Gate. This photo shows his statue in Edinburgh Castle.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lord Douglas Haig
Commemorated ati
Cavalry Memorial
Unveiled in its original location, at Stanhope Gate by the Dorchester Hotel, ...
Hornsey British Legion
This double plaque is under the window on the left. Sir Philip Sassoon was AD...
Other Subjects
J. Partridge
A member of Jas. Shoolbred & Co. Ltd. who served in WW1 and returned.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Pte. W. J. Scott
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
G. T. S. Baxter
Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: George Thomas Stanley Baxter was born on 23 November 1901 in Sheerness, Kent, the eldest son and the second of the four children of George Baxter (18...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere
Born in 1770 in Ilfracombe, Devon, to a Huguenot family. As a Lieutenant in command of HM Schooner 'Pickle'Â he brought the news from the Battle of Trafalgar, landing at Falmouth, Cornwall on 4 Nov...
5 memorials
Wing Commander Archibald Henry Everett Dew
Archibald Henry Everett Dew was born 1889, the elder of the two sons of Henry Dew (1862-1931) and Julia A. Dew née Everett (1868-1926). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1889 in the Le...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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