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Field Marshal Earl Haig unveiling the War Memorial in North Street on 23rd September 1922.

Unveiling of War Memorial in North Street.
Credit: Special Collections.

Field Marshal Earl Haig unveiling the War Memorial in North Street, St Andrews, on 23rd September 1922.

Field Marshal Douglas Haig (1861-1928) was Rector of the University of St Andrews from 1916-1919 and founder of the British Legion in 1919.

The image belongs to the G M Cowie Collection in the University's Special Collections.