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Earl Haig reflects on father's role

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Earl Haig, whose father was the British World War I commander, has died at the age of 91. The 2nd Earl Haig served in the army during the second world war, and spent some time as a prisoner of war.

Speaking on BBC Radio Four in 2007 he reflected on the impact his father's reputation had had on his own life.

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