D'Arcy Power (RAF officer)
D'Arcy Power | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 June 1889 East Frisia |
| Died | 26 December 1958 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Air vice-marshal |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
Air Vice-Marshal D'Arcy Power CBE MC (2 June 1889 – 26 December 1958) was a British surgeon and Royal Air Force officer. He was the son of Sir D'Arcy Power, also a surgeon.[1][2]
Army service
[edit]Power followed his father into part-time service in the RAMC in 1911,[3] and during the First World War became a captain and won the Military Cross.[4]
Royal Air Force service
[edit]He transferred to the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force on the formation of the new service on 1 April 1918[5]—taking a permanent commission as a flight lieutenant in 1920[6]—and ultimately reaching the rank of acting air vice marshal by 1945 when he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Power was a Freemason, and served as Master of the Lodge of Assistance No 2773 (London) from 1949 to 1950.[9][10]: 59
References
[edit]- ^ "POWER, Air Vice-Marshal D'Arcy", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edition, Nov 2012 accessed 23 Oct 2013
- ^ A.V.-M. D'arcy Power (Obituaries) The Times Wednesday, 31 Dec 1958; p. 10; issue 54346; col E
- ^ "No. 28527". The London Gazette. 1 September 1911. p. 6456.
- ^ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1916. pp. 5570–5576.
- ^ "No. 31112". The London Gazette. 7 January 1919. p. 369.
- ^ "No. 31978". The London Gazette. 13 July 1920. p. 7458.
- ^ Ellis, Harold (September 2004). "Power, Sir D'Arcy (1855–1941)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35593. Retrieved 2 May 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "No. 37119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 1945. p. 2947.
- ^ Lodge of Assistance List of Masters.
- ^ L'Estrange, Timothy (2002). The History of the Lodge of Assistance (First ed.). Privately published.