Sir Charles Brinsley Pemberton Peake GCMG MC (2 January 1897 – 10 April 1958) was a British diplomat.[1]
Sir Charles Peake | |
|---|---|
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| British Ambassador to Greece | |
| In office 1951–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Clifford Norton |
| Succeeded by | Sir Roger Allen |
| British Ambassador to Yugoslavia|British Ambassador to Serbia|British Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
| In office 1946–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Ralph Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ivo Mallet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1897 Leicester, England |
| Died | 10 April 1958 (aged 61) London, England |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Awards | Military Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal Leicestershire Regiment |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
Early life and career
editPeake served in the Royal Leicestershire Regiment during the First World War, being commissioned into the 1/4th Battalion in 1915. He was awarded the Military Cross in June 1916.[2] His service also included attachment to the regiment's 9th Battalion. Peake was discharged in 1918.
He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1922. His first appointment was in Sofia, subsequently being posted to Tokyo, Paris, Washington, D.C., and Tangier.
In 1939, Peake became head of the Foreign Office News Department and chief press adviser at the Ministry of Information.[3] In 1941 he was posted to Washington as Acting Counsellor.[4]
In 1946 he became Ambassador to Yugoslavia, before his appointment as Ambassador to Greece in 1951. He served in the position until 1957.
He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1956.[5]
Personal life
editPeake married Catherine Marie Knight, with whom he had four sons.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ The Glasgow Herald (11 April 1958)
- ^ The London Gazette (30 October 1914)
- ^ The London Gazette (16 January 1940)
- ^ The London Gazette (14 October 1941)
- ^ The London Gazette (31 May 1956)