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Earl Haig inspecting the guard of honour

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:15:23 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

General Haig inspecting troops, Messine, Belgium. The image is framed by two rows of soldiers down either side, angling away from the camera. Between them General Haig and his staff are approaching the photographer. The group is moving with a determined and purposeful air. There are buildings just visible in the background.

The propaganda value of this formal and ceremonial moment would have been immense. Inspiring pride and patriotism as well as intimating a bond between royalty and soldiers, this image would have made for classic propaganda.

[Original reads: 'UNVEILING OF THE MEMORIAL CROSS OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT BY H.M. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS AT MESSINES, BELGIUM. Earl Haig inspecting the Guard of Honour.']

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Sir Douglas Haig with the C.-in-C. of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force waiting to receive the President of Portugal who is making a visit to France

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:32:26 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

General Haig and, to his left, the Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force. It is very likely that the Commander-in-Chief in this case is General Tamagnini. Both men are holding canes and are smartly dressed in their uniforms. They appear to be waiting on a platform. A number of uniformed men can be seen milling around in the background.

During the war, visits to the Front by heads of state, members of royalty and dignitaries were frequent. It was an important way of maintaining good relations between those countries involved, and also of boosting morale amongst the troops.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGESE REPUBLIC. Sir Douglas Haig with the C.-in-C. of the Portuguese Expeditionary Force waiting to receive the President of Portugal who is making a visit to France.']

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Sur les marches de l'Hotel de Ville [On the steps of the Town Hall]

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:05:07 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig and Clemenceau, Cambrai, France, October 1918. This is a French press photograph of the French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) standing between two other men on the steps of the town hall in Cambrai. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) is standing to the left, slightly separate from the others.

This shows some of the considerable damage in Cambrai. The photograph was probably taken quite soon after Cambrai had been recaptured by the Allies on 9 October 1918.

[Original reads: 'October 1918 - Cambrai - Sur les marches de l'Hotel de Ville. Mr. Clemenceau et le Mal. Douglas Haig.']

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Haig and others leaving a train, Western Front, possibly 1918

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:06:14 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) leaving a train to walk over a board path to his waiting car. Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939), Secretary to the British Prime Minister Lloyd George (1863-1945), is left of Haig and a French general, probably General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) is in the background.

The photograph has no original caption. A similar photograph has been attributed to John Warwick Brooke. It is possible that this may be Foch's railway coach headquarters at Compiegne during the Armistice negotiations on 11 November 1918.

[Original reads: No original caption.]

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Haig and Churchill, possibly France, during or just after World War I

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:05:34 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and other military and civilian officials, including a French general, standing on a station platform. They appear about to greet someone as the two main civilians have their hats off. Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) stands to the right.

The photograph has no original caption. It is not dated but it is perhaps most likely that it was taken in the period between 1918 and 1921 when Churchill was Secretary of State for War.

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Earl Haig with the King at rugby match at Twickenham in 1919

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:16 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Earl Haig with King George V at a rugby match at Twickenham in 1919. Earl Haig stands second from the left, holding a piece of paper in his right hand and staring intently at the King, who is smiling into the camera. This photograph was released on Haig's death in 1928.

[Original reads: 'EARL HAIG DEAD. Field Marshal Earl Haig died today states the Press Association. Death is believed to have been due to heart disease. Death occurred shortly after mid-night. Standard. Jan.30th.' [1928] + 'Earl Haig with the King at Rugby Match at Twickenham in 1919.']

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Depart du Mal. Douglas Haig [Departure of Field Marshal Haig]

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:01:56 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig leaving Bergues, France, 1917. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) talking to a group of French officers before getting into his waiting car. French civilians, presumably inhabitants of Bergues, are watching from the roadside.

This is one of a series of photographs taken on the same visit to Bergues. They include Haig decorating and inspecting French troops and it would appear that the visit was a public relations exercise to encourage Allied co-operation.

[Original reads: 'Aout 1917 - Bergues(?) Nord - Depart du Mal. Douglas Haig.']

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Arrive du Gal. Douglas Haig [Arrival of General Haig]

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:05:44 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig in Chantilly, France, December 1915. This photograph, which has a French press stamp, shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) walking down a road from his car past a line of French soldiers. At the beginning of the war, French infantry wore red trousers with a dark grey/blue overcoat with an upright collar. In the spring of 1915 these began to be replaced by less visible horizon-blue uniforms, the new greatcoats having lapels like those on the coats worn by these soldiers.

Haig was probably arriving at the Second Inter-Allied Conference which took place in Chantilly in December 1917. Its aim was to find ways in which the separate armies could co-ordinate better.

[Original reads: 'Dec.1915. Chantilly - Arrivee du Gal. Douglas Haig.']

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King of the Belgians being received by Earl Haig

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:06:06 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Unveiling of memorial, Messines, Belgium, after World War I. This is one of two photographs of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) at the unveiling of the memorial of the London Scottish Regiment at Messines, Belgium. It shows Haig, perhaps surprisingly, reading his welcome to the Belgian king, Albert I (1875-1934). Onlookers and a press photographer stand in the background.

The London Scottish Regiment was the first Territorial regiment in action against the Germans on 31 October 1914 at the Battle of Messines.

[Original reads: 'UNVEILING OF THE MEMORIAL CROSS OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT BY H.M. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS AT MESSINES, BELGIUM. The King of the Belgians being received by Earl Haig.']

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Mr. Clemenceau et le Mal. Douglas Haig

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:04:58 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig and Clemenceau, Cambrai, France, October 1918. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) standing to the left of the French Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) who is apparently talking with a couple of local men and a priest who has his back to the camera. Some war damage can be seen on the buildings in the background.

Cambrai had been recaptured by the Allies on 9 October 1918 as part of the Allied advance which led to the end of the war.

This photograph has a French Press stamp.

[Original reads: "October 1918 - Cambrai - Mr. Clemenceau et le Mal. Douglas Haig.']

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H.M. the King of Montenegro and the Commander-in-Chief

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:13:59 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro ( 1860-1918) has been photographed by John Warwick Brooke with Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces. They are standing on the steps of a brick-built house with louvered shutters. The king is wearing Montenegrin costume with his revolver stuck in the wide, patterned cummerbund.

After the defeat of the kingdom of Montenegro in January 1916, King Nikola I stayed in exile in Bordeaux.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. H.M. the King of Montenegro and the Commander-in-Chief.']

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Mal. Douglas Haig et le Gal. Anthoine [Field Marshal Douglas Haig and General Anthoine]

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:05:03 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig at Bergues, France, 1917. This photograph shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) talking to a French general identified in the caption as 'Anthoine'. The French general is wearing his sword and appears to be in dress uniform. Troops and aircraft hangars can be seen in the background.

It has a French press stamp. The location may be identified as Bergues, near Dunkirk, which had an airfield used by the Allies during the war. This is one of a series of photographs of Haig at Bergues; the others show him decorating French troops.

[Original reads: 'Aout 1917 - Bergus(?) Nord - Le Mal. Douglas Haig et le Gal. Anthoine.']

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Gal. Joffre et le Gal. Douglas Haig [General Joffre and General Haig]

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:04:54 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig and Joffre at Chantilly, France, 1915. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and the French general Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) walking out of a French military-controlled building in Chantilly, France in December 1915. It is probable that this was taken on the occasion of the second Inter-Allied Conference at Chantilly. There is a French press stamp.

The conference, which took place not long after Haig became the British Commander-in-Chief, agreed that in future Allied attacks should be more co-ordinated.

[Original reads: 'Dec.1915. Le Gal. Joffre et le Gal. Douglas Haig. Chantilly.']

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Haig shaking hands with Queen Alexandra

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:05:38 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig greeting Queen Alexandra, London, 19 December 1918. This photograph shows Field Marshal ( Earl) Haig (1861-1928) and two other officers sitting in an open horse-drawn carriage in London. Haig is leaning down to shake hands with a women identified in the caption as Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), the widow of King Edward VII of Britain (1841-1910). The photograph was probably taken on 19 December 1918, when the generals paraded through London. A second photograph of this event is titled 'Parade through London'.

Queen Alexandra had been involved in the foundation of the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service in 1902 and remained its president until her death.

[Original reads: "D shaking hands with Queen Alexandra. Sir Herbert Lawrence. Alan Fletcher.']

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Sir Douglas Haig shaking hands with General Joffre

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:05:30 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

General Joffre pays a visit to Sir Douglas Haig. Haig and Joffre, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph shows Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928) standing on the steps of a house and leaning forward to greet the French general, Mare?chal Joseph Joffre (1852-1931) who has just got out of a car. Joffre was the principal French commander on the Western Front until December 1916, after which his role became more ambassadorial.

This is a fairly standard posed photograph illustrative of the more formal contacts between the Allied commanders.

[Original reads: 'General Joffre pays a visit to Sir Douglas Haig. Photo shows:- Sir Douglas Haig shaking hands with General Joffre.']

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January 28, 1928

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:01:50 -0700

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Haig's last public engagement, 28 January 1928. Field Marshal (Earl) Haig greeting some of the Wolf Cubs and Boy Scouts at his local Richmond Scout Group. Lady Haig, another woman and a man, probably a disabled ex-serviceman, are in the background. It appears a relaxed occasion and it is clear that Haig regarded the Scout Movement as an important training for life.

This is one of a series of photographs of Haig's last public engagement on 28 January. He died late the following night.

[Original reads: 'Jan. 28. 1928.']

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American troops in France passing British men resting by the roadside

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:34:33 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Columns of American troops marching along a road, France, during World War I. A long column of American troops are marching, four abreast behind an officer, along a road. They are carrying full kit and wearing steel helmets. The road lies between low-lying fields which appear to be in grass. To the left of the road a group of British soldiers are standing and sitting on a bank of earth thrown up from the drainage ditch.

The American troops were often called the 'Doughboys'. The origin of this is traced to at least the American Civil War and possibly to the Mexican-American War of 1846-47. Some people think it may refer to the 'doughy' appearance of muddy troops, others suggest that the buttons of early uniforms were shaped like dough balls.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. American troops in France passing British men resting by the roadside.']

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Observation balloon ascending

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:32:09 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

This arresting image clearly shows the outline and parts of the British airship. Britain's airships were only partly rigid, at the front and the back, unlike Germany's completely rigid Zeppelin. Both sides used the ships for air and naval reconnaissance but Britain never attempted to use hers for long range bombing.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. R.F.A. kite balloons are the eyes of our guns in France. The Observers are highly trained men & when their balloons are shelled or attacked by enemy aircraft they are forced to make rapid descents in parachutes. These parachutes must be kept in perfect working order. Observation Balloon ascending.']

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Stunter, the clever mascot of the Tank Corps who, owing to his experience gained by riding about in Tanks, can balance himself on the bars of a motor-bicycle

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:31:24 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

Tank Corp's mascot, 'Stunter', and his officer, France, during World War I. The officer and his bike look clean and well-kept and they appear to be in front of a grand house surrounded by gardens. The subjects do not look especially relaxed or natural and it is possible that this was an engineered shot, taken solely for propaganda purposes.

Mascots were kept by many groups of soldiers. Often they were strays which were picked up on the move and given a temporary home. They could be used to alleviated the boredom, tension and impersonality of the war.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. "Stunter" the clever mascot of the Tank Corps who, owing to his experience gained by riding about in Tanks, can balance himself on the bars of a motor-bicycle.']

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He is fond of flying

nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:33:47 -0800

National Library of Scotland posted a photo:

R.A.F. Squadron's fox mascot, France, during World War I. The fox is sitting in a plane's cockpit.

Regimental, barrack or group mascots were popular amongst soldiers during this period. They gave the group a focus, allowed the expression of human feeling and relieved the monotony of life on duty.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. This young fox has attached himself to the R.A.F. and is the mascot of a squadron. He is fond of flying.']

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