In September 1920 Peake, then a captain, left the Imperial Camel Corps to report on the security situation in Transjordan. Security was found to be inadequate, and in October the same year Peake, by then promoted to lieutenant colonel, was ordered by the High Commissioner of Palestine to form two small police forces:
The Mobile Force, 100 men to guard the Palestine–Amman road.
During the summers of 1921 and 1923, Peake organised the 150-man Reserve Mobile Force, which formed the nucleus of the Arab Legion. This force was made up of Arabs, Kurds, Turks, Chechens and Circassians, armed with German rifles. Due to increasing regional skirmishes, the Reserve Mobile Force was increased in strength to 750 officers and men. This reorganised force thwarted Wahhabi raids in 1922 and the Adwan Rebellion in 1923. Peake became a major general in the army of the Emirate of Transjordan.
Private lifeedit
In 1937, Peake married Elspeth MacLean Ritchie, younger daughter of Norman Ritchie, of St Boswells, and they had one daughter.[1][3] In 1939, he retired and was succeeded by John Bagot Glubb. To the Jordanians he became known as "Peake Pasha".
In retirement, Peake settled at Hawkslee, St Boswells, Roxburghshire, his wife's home village. She died in 1967.[1] His daughter, Julia Grace Peake, was born in 1941. She married firstly David Renwick Grant, and secondly the late Sir Hugh Arbuthnot, 7th Baronet.
Selected publicationsedit
Peake, F. (1934). A history of Trans-Jordan and its tribes. Vol. 1. Amman.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Peake, F. (1934). A history of Trans-Jordan and its tribes. Vol. 2. Amman.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
A History of Jordan and its Tribes, University of Miami Press, 1958[1]
Change at St Boswells (the story of a border village), John McQueen and Son, 1961[1]
Arab Command. The Biography of Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Peake Pasha C.M.G., C.B.E., Hutchinson & Co., 1942[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefg'PEAKE, Frederick Gerard', in Who Was Who (A. & C. Black); online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014, PEAKE, Frederick Gerard[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 27 July 2016 (subscription site)
James Lunt, ‘Peake, Frederick Gerard (1886–1970)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2010
frederick, peake, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Frederick Peake news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Frederick PeakePeake wearing traditional Jordanian KeffiyehNickname s Peake PashaBorn 1886 06 12 12 June 1886Epsom EnglandDied30 March 1970 1970 03 30 aged 83 Kelso ScotlandAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1906 1939RankMajor GeneralUnitImperial Camel CorpsRoyal Flying CorpsSudan Camel CorpsDuke of Wellington s RegimentCommands heldArab LegionBattles warsFirst World WarAwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeCommander of the Order of the British EmpireCommander of the Venerable Order of Saint JohnOfficer of the Order of the Nile Egypt Order of Istiqlal Jordan Other workPoliceman author Contents 1 Military career 2 Private life 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 External linksMilitary career editThe son of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Peake of Melton Mowbray Peake was born at Epsom on 12 June 1886 He attended Stubbington House School Fareham 1 and graduated from the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1906 being commissioned into the Duke of Wellington s Regiment He served in India from 1908 to 1913 During the First World War Peake served with the Royal Flying Corps in Salonica and was also an officer serving with the Imperial Camel Corps part of the British Imperial Egyptian Army seeing action in the Darfur Expedition In 1917 he was awarded the Order of the Nile Fourth Class 1 2 He served for a time under Lawrence of Arabia In September 1920 Peake then a captain left the Imperial Camel Corps to report on the security situation in Transjordan Security was found to be inadequate and in October the same year Peake by then promoted to lieutenant colonel was ordered by the High Commissioner of Palestine to form two small police forces The Mobile Force 100 men to guard the Palestine Amman road 50 men to support the British District Officer posted to Al Karak east of the Dead Sea During the summers of 1921 and 1923 Peake organised the 150 man Reserve Mobile Force which formed the nucleus of the Arab Legion This force was made up of Arabs Kurds Turks Chechens and Circassians armed with German rifles Due to increasing regional skirmishes the Reserve Mobile Force was increased in strength to 750 officers and men This reorganised force thwarted Wahhabi raids in 1922 and the Adwan Rebellion in 1923 Peake became a major general in the army of the Emirate of Transjordan Private life editIn 1937 Peake married Elspeth MacLean Ritchie younger daughter of Norman Ritchie of St Boswells and they had one daughter 1 3 In 1939 he retired and was succeeded by John Bagot Glubb To the Jordanians he became known as Peake Pasha In retirement Peake settled at Hawkslee St Boswells Roxburghshire his wife s home village She died in 1967 1 His daughter Julia Grace Peake was born in 1941 She married firstly David Renwick Grant and secondly the late Sir Hugh Arbuthnot 7th Baronet Selected publications editPeake F 1934 A history of Trans Jordan and its tribes Vol 1 Amman a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Peake F 1934 A history of Trans Jordan and its tribes Vol 2 Amman a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link A History of Jordan and its Tribes University of Miami Press 1958 1 Change at St Boswells the story of a border village John McQueen and Son 1961 1 Arab Command The Biography of Lieutenant Colonel F G Peake Pasha C M G C B E Hutchinson amp Co 1942 1 References edit a b c d e f g PEAKE Frederick Gerard in Who Was Who A amp C Black online edition Oxford University Press 2014 PEAKE Frederick Gerard permanent dead link Retrieved 27 July 2016 subscription site The London Gazette 31 August 1917 Frederick Peake at ThePeerage com James Lunt Peake Frederick Gerard 1886 1970 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn May 2005 Retrieved 4 June 2010External links editThe Arab Legion Archival material relating to Frederick Peake UK National Archives nbsp Portraits of Frederick Gerard Peake at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Peake amp oldid 1217670109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
