Willoughby Baynes Huddleston

Commander Willoughby Baynes Huddleston CMG
Commander W.B. Huddleston CMG
Born	1866
Died	1 May 1953
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Indian Marine
Rank	Commander
Awards	CMG Stanhope Gold Medal

Commander Willoughby Baynes Huddleston CMG (1866-1953) was a Commander in the Royal Indian Marine and Aide-de-Camp to Lord Pentland, Governor of Madras (1912–19).

Huddleston was born in 1866, the third son of Major Graham Egerton Huddleston and Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten). He was educated at Bedford Modern School and HMS Conway.

Huddleston entered the Royal Indian Marine in 1887 and was involved in the Marine Survey of India (1888–93). In 1891 he was awarded the Stanhope Gold Medal by the Royal Humane Society for rescuing a seaman from shark infested waters off the Bay of Bengal.

In 1904, Huddleston became a Commander in the Royal Indian Marine. He commanded RIMS Dufferin on the occasion of the Coronation of King George V (Coronation Medal).

Huddleston was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Pentland who was Governor of Madras (1912–19). During World War I he served as Principal Marine Transport Officer, Mesopotamia (1915) to the fall of Kut-al-amara where he was mentioned in despatches three times and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.