| Sir Arthur John Power | |
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Sir Arthur Power |
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| Born | April 12, 1889 |
| Died | January 28, 1960 (aged 70) Brambridge, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1904 - 1953 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held | Gunnery School, Portsmouth HMS Excellent (3 Oct 1935 - Jul 1937) HMS Ark Royal 17 Jan 1938 - 26 Jul 1938 15th Cruiser Squadron (1 Aug 1942 - May 1943) Flag Officer, Malta HMS St. Angelo (7 May 1943 - Aug 1943) 1st Battle Squadron & Second-in-Command, Eastern Fleet (1 Dec 1943 - Jun 1944) East Indies Station (22 Nov 1944 - Jul 1945) Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty and Chief of Naval Personnel (Second Sea Lord) (27 Feb 1946 - 1948) Mediterranean Station (13 May 1948 - May 1950) Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth (18 Oct 1950 - 17 Oct 1952) Naval Commander-in-Chief, Home (designate) (1951 - 1952) Allied Commander in Chief, Channel and Southern North Sea Command (1952) |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II - Allied invasion of Sicily - Allied invasion of Italy - air attacks on Sabang and Surabaya - Operation Crimson |
| Awards | GCB GBE CVO MID 4 times LM Order of Orange-Nassau Knight of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem |
| Other work | First and Principal Naval Aide-de-camp to King George VI (15 Jan 1951 - 24 Apr 1952) & to Queen Elizabeth (Jan - Apr 1952) Deputy Lieutenant, Southampton (27 Apr 1953). |
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur John Power GCB, GBE, CVO (12 April 1889 – 28 January 1960) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service in World War I and World War II.
Power joined the Royal Navy in 1909 and served in World War I.[1] He became Commander of HMS Excellent, the Gunnery School at Portsmouth, in 1935[2] and went on to command HMS Ark Royal in 1938.[2]
He served in World War II as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff from 1940 and as Commander of 15th Cruiser Squadron from 1942.[2] He was appointed Flag Officer in charge of Malta in 1943 and Second in Command of the Eastern Fleet later in the year.[2] In November 1944 he became Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station[2] which had been formed from the former Eastern Fleet.[3] Power was present at the final surrender of the Japanese in Singapore in September 1945.[4]
After the War he was made Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel and then Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1948.[2] He was made Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1950 and Naval Commander-in-Chief, Home (designate) in 1951.[2] Finally he became Allied Commander-in-Chief, Channel and Southern North Sea Command in 1952.[2] He retired in 1953.[5]
In 1918 he married Amy Bingham; they had three sons (including Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Mackenzie Power).[5] Following the death of his first wife he married Margaret Joyce Watson in 1947.[5]
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Bruce Fraser |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1944–1945 |
Succeeded by Sir Clement Moody |
| Preceded by Sir Algernon Willis |
Second Sea Lord 1946–1948 |
Succeeded by Sir Cecil Harcourt |
| Preceded by Sir Algernon Willis |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1948–1950 |
Succeeded by Sir John Edelsten |
| Preceded by Sir Algernon Willis |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1950–1952 |
Succeeded by Sir John Edelsten |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Henry Moore |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1949–1952 |
Succeeded by Sir Rhoderick McGrigor |