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Key People of World War One ➢ Britain

|Military | |Political | |
|Name |Description |Name |Description |
|Sir Douglas Haig |British Commander-in-chief 1915-1918. |Herbert Asquith |British liberal Prime-Minister |
|1861-1928 |Highly criticized for his handling of |1858-1928 |1908-December 1916. |
| |British Forces, in particular at the | | |
| |Battle of the Somme due to the high | | |
| |casualty rate experienced | | |
|Sir John French | |David Lloyd George |Liberal prime-minister 1916-1922. |
| | |1863-1945 |Minster of munitions during Asquith’s |
| | | |term |
| | |Lord Kitchener |British soldier and minister for war |
| | | |1914-1916. Drowned at sea 1916

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