Earl Haig
/ˌɜːl ˈheɪɡ/
/ˌɜːrl ˈheɪɡ/
- born Douglas Haig (1861-1928) a British soldier who commanded the British Army in France during the First World War. After the war he helped to start the Royal British Legion and organized Poppy Day. He was made an earl in 1919.
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