In Memory Of

POWER, JEFFREY WILLIAM

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1923-09-12
Rank:
 Midshipman
Unit:
 H.M.S. Heron
Regiment:
 Royal Naval Reserve
Date of Death:
 1943-05-27
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 WEYMOUTH CREMATORIUM
Localitly:
 Dorset
Country:
 United Kingdom
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