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Lieutenant ALEXANDER WEIR HAIG

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Gordon Highlanders

1st Bn., attd. 1st/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 October 1918

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY

Q. 18.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Medal
  • Additional Info Son of James and Margaret Haig, of Dalkeith, Midlothian. Served nine years with 1st Bn. Cameron Highlanders.
  • Personal Inscription THE BEST IS YET TO BE
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Buried or commemorated at

CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 822
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