John Willoughby (British Army officer)

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]