Interesting Army record (as ever, meticulously researched by Dick Flory) for Lt Col AG Haig.

Certainly a case of joining the Army and seeing the world and epitomises the Gunner motto 'Ubique'

Ireland, Malta, South Africa (1st Boer War), Gibraltar, Sierra Leone, India, France and Flanders (Great War), and the UK.

Lt. Col. Alan Gordon Haig,CMG, DSO, RGA

Born on 12 Jun 77, the third son of Henry Alexander Haig, 43 Kensington Park Gardens and Agnes Catherine,daughter of Matthew Baillie Pollock, MD, Madras Army

Educated at Winchester College from Short Half, 1890 to 1894

Gentleman Cadet, RMA, Woolwich,1894 to 1896

2nd Lieut., RGA, 21 Sep 96

Served with No. 27 Company, RGA at Weymouth and Cork Harbour from 1897 to Sep 1898

Served in Malta with No. 27 Company, RGA from from Sep 1898 to Feb 1900

Lieut, RGA, 21 Sep 99

Served in the South Africa War with No. 10 Mountain Battery, RGA and as staff officer from Mar 1900 to Sept 1902 (Queen's Medal with 3 clasps: Cape Colony, Transvaal, Laings Nek and King's Medal with 2 clasps)

Capt, RGA, 23 Dec 01

Served at Gibraltar with No. 46 Company, RGA from Nov 1902 to Nov 03

From Nov 1903 to June 1905 he served in Sierra Leone with No. 46 Company, RGA

Served with No. 108 (H) Company, RGA at Fort Fareham from July 1905 to 31 Dec 1908

On 4 Oct 1905 he married Mary Astley, daughter of John Bromwich, Southborough

Adjutant, Fareham RGA from 1 Jan 08 to 18 Jul 09

From Sep 1909 to 24 May 11 he served at Rawal Pindi with No. 9 Mountain Battery, RGA

Adjutant, Mountain Division, Murree Hills from 25 May 11 to 24 May 14

Major, RGA, 30 Oct 14

Served in France and Belgium from 7 Mar 15 to the end of the war.

Order of St Anne, 3rd Class with Swords, 25 Aug 1915

OC, 122nd Heavy Battery, RGA in 1916

DSO, London Gazette, 14 Jan 1916 (no citation).

Counter Battery Staff Officer, II Corps from 1 Jan 17 to end of war

CMG, London Gazette, 3 June 1919

Seven times Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette: 22 June 1915; 1 Jan 16; 4 Jan 17; 11 Dec 17; 20 May 18; 20 Dec 18; and 5 Jul 19.

Brevet of Lt.Col., 1 Jan 17

Officer Commanding, Mountain Artillery Brigade, RGA from 1919-1921

Acting Lt. Col., RGA, 1 Jan 17

Lt. Col. (Reserve of Officers), 1 Nov 18

Lt. Col., RGA, 1 May 21

Retired as Lt.Col., RA on 1 Nov 22

His address in 1934 was: Kingsmere, Shawford, Hants

Sources: Winchester College 1884-19334; Wykehamist War Service Roll, 1914; Wykehamist War Service Roll, 1918; Wykehamist War Service Roll, 1919; List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1862-1914; Distinguished Service Order, 1886-1923; Private Papers of Brigadier E W Goodman, DSO, MC, RGA (IWM 3396 86/67/1); War Diary of 121st Heavy Company, RGA.

Source: Lt- Col Alan Gordon Haig DSO RA/RGA