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Originally Posted by mike_vee
Ray , a couple of year ago I picked up a British Legion magazine from March 1928 , it is an "Earl Haig Memorial Number". Lots of articles , tributes and photos about his life and works.
If I can find it I will scan it and send you a copy.
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Thanks Mike. Look forward to getting it should it come to light. There is a bio of Haig that I've seen around but I think that it has now made its way to the second hand book market.
Yes, always wanted to learn more about Haig. I finished a book on Alec Godley a year or two back and got to understand more about him.
An old Gallipoli veteran I knew was full of scorn for him, saying that he usually stayed in his dugout down on the beach at Anzac Cove. Rumour had it that when he did visit the frontline, the trenches had to be deepened in places as he was a fairly tall man!
Having read the book, I think that he was often misunderstood and a product of his generation.
I would dearly like to learn more about Haig and better understand him.