Henry Peck (British Army officer)

Major-General Henry Richardson Peck CB, CMG, DSO (17 October 1874 – 3 June 1965) was a British Army officer.

Henry Peck
Born17 October 1874
Templecombe, Somerset
Died3 June 1965
Chelsea, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held44th (Home Counties) Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Peck was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 15 March 1895.[1] He served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[2] He went on to be Commander, Royal Artillery for 2nd Infantry Division in December 1923 and then General Officer Commanding 44th (Home Counties) Division in January 1929 before retiring in January 1933.[3]

References

  1. "No. 26612". The London Gazette. 2 April 1895. p. 1996.
  2. "No. 12871". The Edinburgh Gazette. 12 November 1915. p. 1710.
  3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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