John Willoughby (British Army officer)
John Willoughby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1913 |
| Died | February 1991 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1933−1967 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 58173 |
| Unit | Middlesex Regiment |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 168th (2nd London) Brigade 48th (South Midland) Division/District Middle East Land Forces |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Cyprus Emergency Aden Emergency |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir John Edward Francis Willoughby, KBE, CB (18 June 1913 – February 1991) was a British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]After graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Willoughby was commissioned into the Middlesex Regiment on 2 February 1933.[1] After serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment as part the British Expeditionary Force and then taking part in the Dunkirk evacuation, he served in India and Burma during the Second World War.[2]
He went on to become commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in Cyprus in October 1955 during the Cyprus Emergency, commander of the 168th (2nd London) Brigade in September 1959 and Chief of Staff for British Forces, Hong Kong in August 1961.[3]
After that he became General Officer Commanding GOC 48th (South Midland) Division/District of the Territorial Army in March 1963, General Officer Commanding Middle East Land Forces in Aden in May 1965 during the Aden Emergency and then Head of the British Military Mission to Zambia in January 1966[2] before retiring in August 1967.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 33908". The London Gazette. 3 February 1933. p. 744.
- ^ a b "Private papers of Sir John Willoughby KBE CB". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 44391". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 1967. p. 9268.
- 1913 births
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- 1991 deaths
- British Army major generals
- British military personnel of the Aden Emergency
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Middlesex Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- British military personnel of the Cyprus Emergency