Photographs of Haig
(6) D.3263 - Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig talking to a Sergt. Major of the Gordon Highlanders who formed the Guard of Honour
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographs of Haig > (6) D.3263 - Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig talking to a Sergt. Major of the Gordon Highlanders who formed the Guard of Honour |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547040 |
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| Description | General Haig and the Gordon Highlanders' guard of honour, during World War I. Down the left half of the photograph are two long rows of soldiers for as far as the eye can see. They are standing at an angle to the camera. The soldiers nearest the photographer are carrying bagpipes instead of arms. The General and his aide are talking to the soldier in the middle of the photograph. Everyone is standing to attention except the General who appears quite jovial and relaxed. On the right of the photograph are train tracks and industrial buildings. The men are standing in some rough ground covered in scrub grass. After the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, the Gordon Highlanders took stock of their situation. Across the ranks nearly 30,000 men had suffered casualties. The 1st battalion was at Longueville, the 2nd battalion on the Piave, the 6/7th at Thu-Leveque and the 9th east of the Scheldt. The relief at armistice was so spontaneous that each battalion celebrated where they were. [Original reads: 'Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig talking to a Sergt. Major of the Gordon Highlanders who formed the Guard of Honour.'] |
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| Description | Photographs showing Field Marshall Earl Haig. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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