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==Honours== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country !Date !Appointment !Ribbon !Post-nominal letters !Notes |- |colspan="6" | <div style="text-align: center;"> British honours</div> |- | rowspan="16" |[[United Kingdom]] |27 September 1901 |[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] |[[File:Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg|80px]] |CB |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 27359 | date = 27 September 1901 | page = 6304 | nolink = y }}</ref> Promoted to KCB in 1913 |- |1904 |[[Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]] | rowspan="2" |[[File:Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png|80px]] |CVO |<ref name="mosley"/>{{rp|562}}Promoted to KCVO in 1909 |- |25 June 1909 |[[Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]] |KCVO |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 28263 | date = 22 June 1909 | page = 4856 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> Promoted to GCVO in 1916 |- |December 1911 |[[Delhi Durbar Medal (1911)|Delhi Durbar Medal]] (Silver) |[[File:King George V Coronation Medal ribbon.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{cite book |author=Duckers, Peter. |title=The Delhi Durbar Medal 1911 to the British Army, ''p. 34'' |date=1995 |publisher=Squirrel Publications |isbn=0947604049}}</ref> |- |12 December 1911 |[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] |[[File:Order of the Indian Empire Ribbon.svg|80px]] |KCIE |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 28559 | date = 8 December 1911 | page = 9360 | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |3 June 1913 |[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] | rowspan="2" |[[File:Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg|80px]] |KCB |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 28724 | date = 30 May 1913 | page = 3904 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> Promoted to GCB in 1915 |- |3 June 1915 |[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] |GCB |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 29202 | date = 22 June 1915 | page = 6111 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |15 August 1916 |[[Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] |[[File:Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png|80px]] |GCVO |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 29711 | date = 18 August 1916 | page = 8149 | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |31 July 1917 |[[Knight of the Order of the Thistle]] |[[File:Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg|80px]] |KT |<ref name="mosley"/>{{rp|1720}} |- |3 June 1919 |[[Order of Merit|Member of the Order of Merit]] |[[File:Order of Merit (Commonwealth realms) ribbon.svg|80px]] |OM |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 31379 | date = 30 May 1919 | page = 7046 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- | || [[Queen's Sudan Medal]] |[[File:Queens Sudan Medal BAR.svg|80px]] | |<ref name="apparent">Apparent from the campaigns in which he served.</ref> |- | || [[Queen's South Africa Medal]] |[[File:Queens South Africa Medal 1899-1902 ribbon.png|80px]] | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen's South Africa Medal roll, 16–17 Lancers, 18 Hussars. WO 100/118 |url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3763882 |access-date=19 December 2018 |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]}}</ref> clasps: [[Battle of Paardeberg|''Paardeberg'']], [[Battle of Driefontein|''Driefontein'']],<br />[[Doornkop|''Johannesburg'']], [[Battle of Diamond Hill|''Diamond Hill'']], [[Battle of Bergendal|''Belfast'']], [[Siege of Kimberley|''Relief of Kimberley'']], [[Battle of Elandslaagte|''Elandslaagte'']] |- | || [[King's South Africa Medal]] |[[File:Kings South Africa Medal BAR.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{cite web |title=King's South Africa Medal roll, 14–15 and 18–20 Hussars, 16–17 and 21 Lancers. WO 100/305 |url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3764069 |access-date=19 December 2018 |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]}}</ref> clasps: ''South Africa 1901'', ''South Africa 1902'' |- | || [[1914 Star]] and clasp |[[File:1914 1915 Star ribbon bar.svg|80px]] | |<ref name="TNA">{{cite web |title=Medal card of Haig, Sir D. Corps: 17th Lancers. Rank: Lieutenant General. WO 372/8/194099 |url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=field+marshall+haig+medal+card |access-date=19 December 2018 |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]}}</ref> |- | || [[British War Medal]] |[[File:British War Medal BAR.svg|80px]] | |<ref name="TNA"/> |- | || [[Victory Medal (United Kingdom)|World War I Victory Medal]] |[[File:Ribbon - Victory Medal.png|80px]] | |<ref name="TNA"/> |- | colspan="6" | <div style="text-align: center;"> Foreign honours</div> |- |[[Khedivate of Egypt]]|| 1898|| [[Khedive's Sudan Medal (1897)|Khedive's Sudan Medal]] |[[File:Khedives Sudan Medal 1897.png|80px]] | |<ref name="apparent"/> with clasps: [[Battle of Atbara|''The Atbara'']], [[Battle of Omdurman|''Khartoum'']] |- | rowspan="2" |France |15 May 1915 |Grand Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]] |[[File:Legion Honneur GO ribbon.svg|80x80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 29163 | date = 14 May 1915 | page = 4753 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> Promoted to Grand Cross in 1916 |- | rowspan="2" | 24 February 1916 || Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]] |[[File:Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 29486 | date = 22 February 1916 | page = 2065 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |Belgium|| Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] |[[File:Grand Crest Ordre de Leopold.png|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 29486 | date = 22 February 1916 | page = 2075 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |Italy|| 14 September 1916|| Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]] |[[File:Cavaliere di gran Croce Regno SSML BAR.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 29750 | date = 15 September 1916 | page = 9009 | nolink = y }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Montenegro|| rowspan="2" | 31 October 1916|| 1st Class of the [[Order of Prince Danilo I]] |[[File:ME Order of Danilo I Member BAR.svg|80px]] | |<ref name="Montenegro honors">{{London Gazette | issue = 29977 | date = 9 March 1917 | page = 2448 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- | [[Obilić Medal|Obilitch Medal in Gold]] | | |<ref name="Montenegro honors"/> |- |France|| 21 April 1917|| [[Croix de Guerre]] |[[File:Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 ribbon.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 30030 | date = 20 April 1917 | page = 3823 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |Russia|| 1 June 1917|| [[Order of St. George|4th Class of the Order of St George]] |[[File:RUS Order of Saint George 4th class ribbon 2000.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 30108 | date = 1 June 1917 | page = 5433 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |Belgium|| 11 March 1918|| [[Croix de Guerre (Belgium)|Croix de guerre]] |[[File:BEL Croix de Guerre WW1 ribbon.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 30568 | date = 8 March 1918 | page = 3096 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |Serbia|| 10 September 1918|| Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Karađorđe's Star]] with Swords |[[File:Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords rib.png|81px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 30891 | date = 6 September 1918 | page = 10645 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> Military division |- |Japan|| 9 November 1918|| Grand Cordon with [[Order of the Paulownia Flowers|Paulownia Flowers of the Order of the Rising Sun]] |[[File:JPN Toka-sho BAR.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 31002 | date = 8 November 1918 | page = 13276 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |- |[[Thailand|Kingdom of Siam]] |16 November 1918 |Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of Rama]] |[[File:Order of Rama 1st Class ribbon.svg|80x80px]] | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Order of Rama |url=https://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2461/D/2177_1.PDF}}</ref> |- |[[United States]]|| 1918|| [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]] |[[File:U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|80px]] | |<ref>American Decorations, 1862–1926. War Department. Washington. 1927. pg. 798.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Valor awards for Douglas Haig |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/18669 |publisher=Military Times}}</ref> |- |Romania|| 20 September 1919|| [[Order of Michael the Brave|1st Class of the Order of Michael the Brave]] |[[File:Order of Michael the Brave ribbon.svg|80px]] | |<ref>{{London Gazette | issue = 31560 | date = 19 September 1919 | page = 11750 | supp = y | nolink = y }}</ref> |} === Arms === {{Emblem table |image=[[File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg|center|180px]][[File:Escutcheon of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1921.svg|center|220px]] |escutcheon = "1st and 4th azure, a saltire between two mullets in chief and base and a decrescent and increscent in fesse argent, a bordure parted per pale argent and sable charged with three cows' heads cabossed all counterchanged (''[[Clan Haig|Haig]]''), 2nd and 3rd argent, three cows' heads cabossed sable within a bordure engrailed azure, (''[[Veitch]] of [[Stewartfield, East Kilbride|Stewartfield]]'')."<ref>{{cite book |title=Debrett's peerage, and titles of courtesy, in which is included full information respecting the collateral branches of Peers, Privy Councillors, Lords of Session, etc |date=1921 |publisher=London, Dean |pages=431–432 |url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/430/mode}}</ref> |crest = A rock proper. |supporters = "Dexter, a bay horse caparisoned, thereon mounted a Private of the [[7th (Queen's Own) Hussars]], habited, armed and accoutred; sinister, a bay horse, caparisoned, thereon mounted a Lancer of the [[17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers]], habited, armed and accoutred; all proper." |motto = Tyde What May }}
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