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[[Colonel]] '''Michael Guy Percival Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KG|MC|TD|ED}} (21 October 1887 – 16 November 1970), was a British [[Peerage|peer]] and soldier.

Willoughby was stationed in [[British India|India]] at the outbreak of the [[World War I|First World War]], as the regiment was not selected to go overseas, but in March 1915 he was sent to [[Mesopotamia]] attached to the 16th Cavalry, being promoted acting captain on 1 June 1915 and temporary captain 1 September 1915. He also served as the 6th Cavalry Brigades Machine Gun officer January to June 1916 before returning to the 16th Cavalry. In July 1916 he was attached to the 12th Cavalry until August when he returned to India to take over the [[Hodson's Horse|10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse)]] depot at Multan, that regiment now being selected for active service. For his service in Mesopotamia he was awarded the Military Cross<ref>{{London Gazette|date=22 December 1916|issue=29876|page=12554|supp=y}}</ref> and was mentioned in dispatches three times (''The London Gazette'' 5 April 1916,<ref>{{London Gazette|date=4 April 1916|issue=29536|supp=y|page=3666}}</ref> 19 October 1916<ref>{{London Gazette|page=10053|date=17 October 1916|issue=29789|supp=y}}</ref> and 12 June 1917<ref>{{London Gazette|page=5815|date=12 June 1917|issue=30127|supp=y}}</ref>). He was promoted from acting captain to captain 9 October 1916, later to be antedated to 1 September 1915.  While at Multan he led two scratch squadrons of the regiment on the [[Marri punitive expedition]] between March and April 1918 and appointed acting major commanding the depot 28 January to 12 August 1918. He was relieved of command of the depot in August 1918. He was acting major again whilst second in command of a regiment 26 October 1918 to 11 February 1919 and promoted [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] major 3 June 1919 and major 9 October 1922.