Frederick Peake

Frederick Peake
Peake wearing traditional Jordanian Keffiyeh
Nickname(s)Peake Pasha
Born(1886-06-12)12 June 1886
Epsom, England
Died30 March 1970(1970-03-30) (aged 83)
Kelso, Scotland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1906–1939
RankMajor General
UnitImperial Camel Corps
Royal Flying Corps
Sudan Camel Corps
Duke of Wellington's Regiment
CommandsArab Legion
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Venerable Order of Saint John
Officer of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Order of Istiqlal (Jordan)
Other workPoliceman, author

Major General Frederick Gerard Peake, CMG, CBE, CStJ (12 June 1886 – 30 March 1970), known as Peake Pasha, was a British Army and police officer and creator of the Arab Legion.