PEAKE, WALTER ANCELL, Captain, was
born 22 March 1853. He was educated at Marlborough, and Exeter College,
Oxford, and served in the South African War of 1899-1902, being mentioned in
Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal
with four clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service
Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "Walter A Peake, Captain, 17th
Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. In recognition of services during the
operations in South Africa". He was invested by the King 29 October 1901.
He became Colonel, Leicestershire Yeomanry. Colonel Peake married, in 1878,
Grace, daughter of the Reverend G C Fenwicke, of Stockerstone Hall,
Uppingham, and they had one son and two daughters. He died in 1914.
