What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: In this house Douglas Haig was born 19th June 1861
Douglas Haig was a British field marshal who commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from 1915 to the end of World War I, playing a significant role in major battles such as the Somme and Passchendaele.
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