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Huddleston was born in 1866, the third son of Major Graham Egerton Huddleston and Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.co.uk|title=Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk|work=ancestry.co.uk|access-date=3 July | Huddleston was born in 1866, the third son of Major Graham Egerton Huddleston and Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.co.uk|title=Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk|work=ancestry.co.uk|access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] and [[HMS Conway (school ship)|HMS Conway]].<ref name="auto"/> | ||
Huddleston entered the [[Royal Indian Navy|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]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_zeBBO8y08C&q=willoughby+huddleston+trevor+huddleston&pg=PA1|title=Trevor Huddleston|isbn=9780826476500|access-date=30 June 2015|last1=McGrandle|first1=Piers|date=19 July | Huddleston entered the [[Royal Indian Navy|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]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_zeBBO8y08C&q=willoughby+huddleston+trevor+huddleston&pg=PA1|title=Trevor Huddleston|isbn=9780826476500|access-date=30 June 2015|last1=McGrandle|first1=Piers|date=19 July 2005}}</ref> In 1894 he was one of the Colonial and Indian notabilities presented at the Queen's Levée at [[St James's Palace]].<ref>''THE COLONIES AND INDIA'', FEB. 24, 1894, p. 9</ref> | ||
In 1904, Huddleston became a Commander in the [[Royal Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]]. He commanded RIMS Dufferin on the occasion of the [[Coronation]] of [[King George V]] ([[King George V Coronation Medal|Coronation Medal]]).<ref name="auto"/> | In 1904, Huddleston became a Commander in the [[Royal Indian Navy|Royal Indian Marine]]. He commanded RIMS Dufferin on the occasion of the [[Coronation]] of [[King George V]] ([[King George V Coronation Medal|Coronation Medal]]).<ref name="auto"/> | ||
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Willoughby Baynes Huddleston | |
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 Commander W.B. Huddleston CMG | |
| Born | 1866 |
| Died | 1 May 1953 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | 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).[1][2][3] He held the position of Presidency Port Officer, Madras.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Huddleston was born in 1866, the third son of Major Graham Egerton Huddleston and Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten).[4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and HMS Conway.[2]
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.[2][5] In 1894 he was one of the Colonial and Indian notabilities presented at the Queen's Levée at St James's Palace.[6]
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).[2]
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.[2]
Family life[edit | edit source]
Huddleston was the brother of Sir Ernest Whiteside Huddleston and the uncle of Archbishop Trevor Huddleston.[5] He married Mary Lawrence, daughter of Sir John Strachey GCSI, CIE. He died on 1 May 1953 and was survived by one daughter.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Obituary in The Times, Captain W.B. Huddleston, 5 May 1953, p.8
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Huddleston, Captain Willoughby Baynes, (1866–1 May 1953), RIN (retired)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U238880. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ↑ The London Gazette, 26 March 1920, Issue 31837, p. 3680
- ↑ "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McGrandle, Piers (19 July 2005). Trevor Huddleston. ISBN 9780826476500. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ THE COLONIES AND INDIA, FEB. 24, 1894, p. 9