Earl Haig Memorial

Earl Haig Memorial
The Earl Haig Memorial
Artist	Alfred Frank Hardiman
Medium	Bronze
Subject	Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Location	Whitehall, Westminster, London
Coordinates	51°30′15″N 0°07′35″W / 51.50426°N 0.12631°W / 51.50426; -0.12631
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig
Designated	9 July 2014
Reference no.	1066109[1]

The Earl Haig Memorial is a bronze equestrian statue of the British Western Front commander Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig on Whitehall in Westminster, London. It was created by the sculptor Alfred Frank Hardiman and commissioned by Parliament in 1928. Eight years in the making, it aroused considerable controversy; the Field Marshal's riding position, his uniform, the horse's anatomy and its stance all drew harsh criticism. The inscription on the plinth reads 'Field Marshal Earl Haig Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France 1915–1918'.