Sir Arthur John Power. - Vintage Photograph

Sir Arthur John Power Arthurjpower.jpg Sir Arthur Power Born 12 April 1889 London, England Died 28 January 1960 (aged 70) Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch Royal Navy Years of service 1904–1953 Rank Admiral of the Fleet Commands held Allied Commander in Chief, Channel and Southern North Sea Command (1952) Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (1950–52) Mediterranean Fleet (1948–50) Second Sea Lord (1946–48) East Indies Fleet (1944–45) 1st Battle Squadron (1943–44) Flag Officer, Malta (1943) 15th Cruiser Squadron (1942–43) HMS Ark Royal (1938) Battles/wars First World War Second World War Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches (4)[1][2] Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)[3] Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)[4] Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau (Netherlands)[5] Other work First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to George VI (1951–52) and Elizabeth II (1952) Deputy Lieutenant, Southampton Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur John Power GCB, GBE, CVO (12 April 1889 – 28 January 1960) was a Royal Navy officer. He took part in the First World War as a gunnery officer and saw action in the Dardanelles Campaign. During the inter-war years he commanded the gunnery school at HMS Excellent and then the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. During the Second World War he played a leading role in the planning for the Allied invasion of Sicily and for the Allied invasion of Italy and then commanded the naval forces for the actual landing of V Corps at Taranto in Italy in September 1943. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Fleet in the closing stages of the war and conducted naval strikes on the Imperial Japanese Army in Borneo and Malaya. After the War he became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and then Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Contents 1 Naval career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Second World War 1.3 Later career 2 Family 3 References 4 Sources Naval career Early career Born the son of Edward John Power and Harriet Maud Power (née Windeler),[6] Power joined the training ship HMS Britannia as a cadet in 1904 and, having won the King's medal as best cadet of his year, he was promoted to midshipman on 15 September 1905.[7] He was promoted to acting sub-lieutenant on 15 January 1909[8] and to lieutenant on 15 April 1910[9] on his appointment to the battlecruiser HMS Indomitable in the Home Fleet.[7] He became First Lieutenant in the destroyer HMS Nautilus in October 1912 and then attended HMS Excellent, the gunnery school at Portsmouth, in 1913.[10] Sir Arthur John Power Arthurjpower.jpg Sir Arthur Power Born 12 April 1889 London, England Died 28 January 1960 (aged 70) Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch Royal Navy Years of service 1904–1953 Rank Admiral of the Fleet Commands held Allied Commander in Chief, Channel and Southern North Sea Command (1952) Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (1950–52) Mediterranean Fleet (1948–50) Second Sea Lord (1946–48) East Indies Fleet (1944–45) 1st Battle Squadron (1943–44) Flag Officer, Malta (1943) 15th Cruiser Squadron (1942–43) HMS Ark Royal (1938) Battles/wars First World War Second World War Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches (4)[1][2] Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)[3] Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)[4] Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau (Netherlands)[5] Other work First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to George VI (1951–52) and Elizabeth II (1952) Deputy Lieutenant, Southampton Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur John Power GCB, GBE, CVO (12 April 1889 – 28 January 1960) was a Royal Navy officer. He took part in the First World War as a gunnery officer and saw action in the Dardanelles Campaign. During the inter-war years he commanded the gunnery school at HMS Excellent and then the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. During the Second World War he played a leading role in the planning for the Allied invasion of Sicily and for the Allied invasion of Italy and then commanded the naval forces for the actual landing of V Corps at Taranto in Italy in September 1943. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Fleet in the closing stages of the war and conducted naval strikes on the Imperial Japanese Army in Borneo and Malaya. After the War he became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet and then Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Contents 1 Naval career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Second World War 1.3 Later career 2 Family 3 References 4 Sources Naval career Early career Born the son of Edward John Power and Harriet Maud Power (née Windeler),[6] Power joined the training ship HMS Britannia as a cadet in 1904 and, having won the King's medal as best cadet of his year, he was promoted to midshipman on 15 September 1905.[7] He was promoted to acting sub-lieutenant on 15 January 1909[8] and to lieutenant on 15 April 1910[9] on his appointment to the battlecruiser HMS Indomitable in the Home Fleet.[7] He became First Lieutenant in the destroyer HMS Nautilus in October 1912 and then attended HMS Excellent, the gunnery school at Portsmouth, in 1913.[10]

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