Service Details
Name:
 POWER
Given Name:
 JEFFREY WILLIAM
Initials:
 J W
Rank:
 Midshipman
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Regiment:
 Royal Naval Reserve
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Heron
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Date of Death:
 1943-05-27
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Date of Birth:
 1923-09-12
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident
Additional
Information:
Son of Walter Henry Power, and of Annie Elizabeth Power, of Silverton, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Waterval Boven, Transvaal. Educated at Glenwood High School, Durban. Senior Cadet Captain on Bothie. He joined the R.N.R. as Midshipman and was transferred to the Fleet Air Arm. He served on the HMS Austerious, AMC HMS Pretoria Castle and HMS Heron. He was a Sub Lieutenant and could not become a full Lieutenant in the Royal Navy until he turned 21. Commemoration stone in Durban (Stellawood) Cemetery
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Dorset
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Cemetery:
 WEYMOUTH CREMATORIUM
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