Person Open DS/UK/370 Haig; Douglas (1861-1928); 1st Earl Haig; British Field Marshall Haig Douglas 1861-1928 British Field Marshall Male

British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with one of the highest casualties in British military history, the Third Battle of Ypres, and the Hundred Days Offensive, which led to the armistice in 1918. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 7/23/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 bfedcefe-ac73-4a04-98dc-d977a4126d02