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Admiral of the Fleet SIR Arthur John Power, G.C.B., G.B.E., C.V.O., (12 April, 1889 – 28 January, 1960) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Power ranked 13th in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]

Power was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1910.

Great War

Power was appointed as gunnery officer in Magnificent on 27 August, 1914, leaving her in January, 1915.[2]

Power was appointed as gunnery officer in Royal Arthur in January, 1915, leaving her on 28 March, 1915.[3]

Power was appointed as gunnery officer in Raglan on 6 May, 1915, leaving her on 17 August, 1917 to provide that function in Princess Royal. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1918, Power remained with Princess Royal until she paid off on 17 October, 1919.[4]

Post-war

Power was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.

Power was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.

Power was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederic G. Schurr 		Captain of H.M.S. Eden
29 Jul, 1914[6] – 27 Aug, 1914[7] 		Succeeded by
Ambrose M. Peck
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot 		Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee
24 Jul, 1929[8] – 31 Mar, 1931[9] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. A. Larcom
Preceded by
Isham W. Gibson 		Captain of H.M.S. Dorsetshire
13 Apr, 1931[10][11] – Aug, 1933[12] 		Succeeded by
William T. Makeig-Jones
Preceded by
Arthur F. Pridham 		Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
30 Oct, 1935[13] – 20 Sep, 1937[14] 		Succeeded by
Harold M. Burrough
Preceded by
Philip Louis Vian 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron
12 Jul, 1942[15] – 28 May, 1943[16] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. J. Harcourt
Preceded by
Sir Stuart S. Bonham-Carter 		Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
7 May, 1943[17] – 24 Sep, 1943[18] 		Succeeded by
Louis H. K. Hamilton
Preceded by
? 		Second in Command, East Indies Station
1 Dec, 1943[19] 		Succeeded by
Harold T. C. Walker
as Second in Command, East Indies Fleet
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell 		Vice-Admiral Commanding, First Battle Squadron
1 Dec, 1943[20] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Sir Geoffrey Layton
as Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet 		Commander-in-Chief, East Indies
Nov, 1944 – Dec, 1945 		Succeeded by
Sir Clement Moody
Preceded by
Sir Algernon U. Willis 		Second Sea Lord
Feb, 1946 – Mar, 1948 		Succeeded by
Sir Cecil H. J. Harcourt
Preceded by
Sir Algernon U. Willis 		Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Station
Sep, 1950 – Sep, 1952 		Succeeded by
Sir John H. Edelsten

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  2. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  3. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  4. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  5. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  6. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  7. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  8. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  9. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
  11. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  12. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  13. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  14. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  15. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  16. ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
  17. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  18. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  19. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  20. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.

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