Arthur Power
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur John Power, GCB, GBE, CVO, KStJ (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.
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Birth name | Arthur John Power |
Born | (1889-04-12)12 April 1889 London, England |
Died | 28 January 1960(1960-01-28) (aged 70) Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1904–1953 |
Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
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