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It was founded in 1921 [2] by Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig as part of the broader British Haig Fund. [3] Its main source of funding is the Scottish Poppy Appeal, organised in conjunction with the Royal British Legion in Scotland, which sells remembrance poppies in early November leading up to Remembrance Sunday.
The Haig Fund (more properly the Earl Haig Fund, also called Haig's Fund) is a charity set up in 1921 by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. Label on a box of Haig Fund poppies: "These POPPY BUTTONHOLES are made by severely disabled ex-servicemen at the British Legion Poppy Factory in London and should not be sold at less than 1/6 each."
An avid golf enthusiast, Haig was captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, from 1920 to 1921. [230] He was president of The British Legion until his death and was chairman of the United Services Fund from 1921 until his death. [231]
The Royal British Legion Riders Branch (RBLR) is a specialist worldwide branch of The Royal British Legion for motorcyclists. Its members hold events such as Weston Bike Night in Weston-super-Mare and rallies such as the RBLR 1000 , [ 32 ] a 1,000 mile in 24 hours sponsored ride, all to raise money for the Poppy Appeal.
Haig was also a distinguished artist and an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy. In September 2006, Earl Haig criticised the Ministry of Defence's decision to posthumously pardon all 306 British soldiers executed during World War I for cowardice, desertion or other offences. In reference to the soldiers pardoned, he stated that "It was a ...
Dating back to the 16th century as a peel tower, [1] Bemersyde was bought by the British Government in 1921 and presented to Field-Marshal The 1st Earl Haig, the British Commander in World War I. The House is the seat of the chief of Clan Haig, currently Alexander Douglas Derrick Haig, 3rd Earl Haig. The family motto of the Earls Haig is "Tyde ...
Former site of Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh from 1931 to 1965. Lady Haig's Poppy Factory was founded in Edinburgh in March 1926, shortly after the Royal British Legion's factory in London, [13] as independent charity to provide employment to disabled veterans.
The Federation invited the other organizations to a conference in August 1920, and a series of meetings in 1920 and 1921 resulted in the amalgamation of the various groups into the new British Legion in July 1921, with Lister elected as its first chairman and Haig as its first president. [3] Lister remained chairman of the British Legion until ...