Brigadier-General Malcolm Peake, (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.
He was promoted to substantive colonel in November 1916, with seniority backdated to November 1915.
See also List of generals of the British Empire who died during the First World War
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