John Willoughby (British Army officer)

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John Willoughby
Born18 June 1913
DiedFebruary 1991
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held1st Bn, The Middlesex Regiment
168th (2nd London) Brigade
48th (South Midland) Division/District
Middle East Land Forces
Battles/warsSecond World War
Cyprus Emergency
Aden Emergency
AwardsKnight 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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "No. 33908". The London Gazette. 3 February 1933. p. 744.
  2. ^ a b "Private papers of Sir John Willoughby KBE CB". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 44391". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 1967. p. 9268.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC 48th (South Midland) Division/District
1963–1965 		Succeeded by
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