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{{FleetRN}} {{SIR}} '''Arthur John Power''', G.C.B., G.B.E., C.V.O., (12 April, 1889 – 28 January, 1960) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{FleetRN}} {{SIR}} '''Arthur John Power''', G.C.B., G.B.E., C.V.O., (12 April, 1889 – 28 January, 1960) served in the [[Royal Navy]].  His most complete Service Record is heavily damaged and faint in places.


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Born in London, the son of merchant E. J. Pwer, Esq..<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>
Power ranked 13th in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}}
Power ranked 13th in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}}


Power was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1910.
Power was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1910.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


==Great War==
==Great War==
Power was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Magnificent}} on 27 August, 1914, leaving her in January, 1915.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>
Power was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Magnificent}} on 27 August, 1914, leaving her in January, 1915.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


Power was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-RoyalArthur}} in January, 1915, leaving her on 28 March, 1915.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>
Power was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-RoyalArthur}} in January, 1915, leaving her on 28 March, 1915.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


Power was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Raglan}} on 6 May, 1915, leaving her on 17 August, 1917 to provide that function in {{UK-PrincessRoyal}}.  Promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1918, Power remained with ''Princess Royal'' until she paid off on 17 October, 1919.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>
Power was appointed as gunnery officer in {{UK-Raglan}} on 6 May, 1915, leaving her on 17 August, 1917 to provide that function in {{UK-PrincessRoyal}}.  Promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1918, Power remained with ''Princess Royal'' until she paid off on 17 October, 1919.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


==Post-war==
==Post-war==
Power was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1922.
Power was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1922.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>
 
Power was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1929.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


Power was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1929.
Power was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


Power was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 June, 1940.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52.}} f. 501.</ref>
He was promoted to the rank of {{FleetRN}} and re-appointed as First and Principal Aide-de-Camp to the King on 22 April, 1952.<ref>Power Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/145.}} ff. 501, 505.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:41, 6 July 2021

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. His most complete Service Record is heavily damaged and faint in places.

Life & Career

Born in London, the son of merchant E. J. Pwer, Esq..[1]

Power ranked 13th in merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[2]

Power was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1910.[3]

Great War

Power was appointed as gunnery officer in Magnificent on 27 August, 1914, leaving her in January, 1915.[4]

Power was appointed as gunnery officer in Royal Arthur in January, 1915, leaving her on 28 March, 1915.[5]

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.[6]

Post-war

Power was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[7]

Power was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1929.[8]

Power was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet and re-appointed as First and Principal Aide-de-Camp to the King on 22 April, 1952.[10]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederic G. Schurr 		Captain of H.M.S. Eden
29 Jul, 1914[11] – 27 Aug, 1914[12] 		Succeeded by
Ambrose M. Peck
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Arbuthnot 		Naval Member of the Ordnance Committee
24 Jul, 1929[13] – 31 Mar, 1931[14] 		Succeeded by
Charles A. A. Larcom
Preceded by
Isham W. Gibson 		Captain of H.M.S. Dorsetshire
13 Apr, 1931[15][16] – Aug, 1933[17] 		Succeeded by
William T. Makeig-Jones
Preceded by
Arthur F. Pridham 		Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
30 Oct, 1935[18] – 20 Sep, 1937[19] 		Succeeded by
Harold M. Burrough
Preceded by
Philip Louis Vian 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Fifteenth Cruiser Squadron
12 Jul, 1942[20] – 28 May, 1943[21] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. J. Harcourt
Preceded by
Sir Stuart S. Bonham-Carter 		Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
7 May, 1943[22] – 24 Sep, 1943[23] 		Succeeded by
Louis H. K. Hamilton
Preceded by
? 		Second in Command, East Indies Station
1 Dec, 1943[24] 		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[25] 		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. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  2. ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
  3. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  4. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  5. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  6. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  7. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  8. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  9. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  10. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/145. ff. 501, 505.
  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. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 233.
  16. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  17. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  18. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  19. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52. f. 501.
  20. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  21. ↑ Harcourt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/7. f. 7.
  22. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  23. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  24. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.
  25. ↑ Power Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/68. f. 68.


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