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Lieut.-General Sir Douglas Haig, K.C.B., K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O., C.V.O., C.B., was born 19th June, 1861. Joined 7th Hussars 1885; served in Soudan 1898, South Africa 1899, with great distinction. Lieut-Colonel 17th Lancers 1901-1903, Inspector-General Cavalry, India, 1903-1906, Major-General 1904, Director of Military Training 1906-1907, Director of Staff Duties at Army Headquarters 1907-1909, Chief of Staff 1909-1912, General Officer Commanding Aldershot 1912, Commander of 1st Division Expeditionary Forces in the great War of 1914, and highly praised in despatches by the Commander-in-Chief.
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GENERAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG, K.C.B., K.C.I.E. In Command of the British Army in France and Flanders.
Lieut.-General Sir Douglas Haig, K.C.B., K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O., C.V.O., C.B., was born 19th June, 1861. Joined 7th Hussars 1885; served in Soudan 1898, South Africa 1899, with great distinction. Lieut-Colonel 17th Lancers 1901-1903, Inspector-General Cavalry, India, 1903-1906, Major-General 1904, Director of Military Training 1906-1907, Director of Staff Duties at Army Headquarters 1907-1909, Chief of Staff 1909-1912, General Officer Commanding Aldershot 1912, Commander of 1st Division Expeditionary Forces in the great War of 1914, and highly praised in despatches by the Commander-in-Chief.
British
1915
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8047
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: Photo. Elliott & Fry.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4317. Series V.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN. Printed in England.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4317. Series V.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN. Printed in England.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)