Malcolm Peake
Malcolm Peake | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1865 |
| Died | 27 August 1917 (aged 52) Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1884–1917 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Battles / wars | Mahdist War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches (4) Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class (Ottoman Empire) Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class (Ottoman Empire) Officer of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Brigadier General Malcolm Peake, CMG (27 March 1865 – 27 August 1917) was a British Army officer. He was killed by a German shell in 1917, whilst conducting reconnaissance on Hill 70. At the time, he was brigadier general, Royal Artillery (BGRA), I Corps, after having served in the same role as BGRA of the 29th Division.
Peake's military career began when he was commissioned as a subaltern, with the rank of lieutenant, into the Royal Artillery in December 1884.[1]
He was promoted to substantive colonel in November 1916, with seniority backdated to November 1915.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No. 25424". The London Gazette. 19 December 1884. p. 5872.
- ^ "No. 30106". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5405.
Bibliography
[edit]- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs – General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914–1918. London: Leo Cooper.
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