Son of Field Marshal Douglas Haig who was a POW and successful artist The only son of Field Marshal Douglas Haig died at the age of 91 on 9 July, 2009. George Haig, who succeeded his father as 2nd Earl Haig in 1928, was educated at Stowe and Oxford and went on to become an officer in the Royal Scots Greys regiment of the British Army. He was captured by the Italians during the Second World War and sent to Colditz where he was used as a hostage due to his high status. After the war he became a portrait and landscape artist of some renown. The Queen Mother was a particular admirer and his work is now in the collections of the Arts Council and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. In later life he was involved with several charities and was chairman of the British Legion in Scotland from 1962 to 1965. He also attracted some controversy, opposing the posthumous pardon all 306 British soldiers executed during World War I for cowardice, desertion or other offences, which was granted by the Ministry of Defence in 2006. George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig was survived by his 1st wife, Adrienne Therese Morley, two daughters and his heir, Alexander Haig, who was born in 1961.
