George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, Viscount Dawick, Baron Haig, and Chief of the Name and Arms of Haig, 30th Laird of Bemersyde, OBE was born 15 March 1918. He succeeded to the title Earl Haig on the death of his father, Field Marshal Douglas Haig, on 28 January 1928. In 1937 he was a Page of Honour to King George VI at His Majesty’s coronation in 1937. He was educated at Stowe and at Oxford University, receiving a BA in 1939 and an MA in 1950. Haig served in the Second World War and was for some time a prisoner of war. In 1977 he was dubbed a Knight of the Order of St John. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title Earl Haig was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig ( June 19, 1861 - January 28, 1928) was a British soldier and senior commander during World War I. He had independent wealth: his family manufactured Haig & Haig whisky. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... While a page is a lowly servant, a Page of Honour is a chilvalric and ceremonial distinction that involves very little in the way of work. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ... The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran, 1968. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stowe is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Stowe, Buckinghamshire Stowe, Gloucestershire Stowe, Herefordshire Stowe, Northamptonshire Stowe, Shropshire Stowe, Staffordshire and in Canada: Stowe, Alberta and also in the United States of America: Stowe, Pennsylvania Stowe, Vermont These should not be confused with several places called Stow... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... BA or Ba may stand for: ba an archaic two-letter English word meaning to kiss. in Egyptian mythology: One part of the Egyptian soul (which was imagined as a bird body with a human head). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... MA or ma may stand for: ma, a two-letter English word meaning Mother Ma, transliteration of Chinese family name 馬,马,麻 etc. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... This page deals with the order after its revival in the 19th century. ...

In 2000 he wrote the autobiography, My Father’s Son. His Lordship is also a distinguished artist and an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy. The Royal Scottish Academy is an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose sole purpose is to promote and support the creation, understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts through exhibitions and related educational events [in Scotland] [1]. Its home is the Royal Scottish Academy Building...

The family motto is "Tyde what may", which refers to a 13th century poem predicting that there would always be a Haig in Bemersyde. His heir is Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, Viscount Dawick.