Earl Haig's coffin being carried from the house where he died, London, 29 January 1928, (1935). Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) died from a heart attack, aged 66, at 21 Prince's Gate, London. He was senior commander during World War I. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]