Born the son of Admiral of the Fleet
Sir Arthur Power, Power joined the Royal Navy in 1938 and served in
World War II. He was appointed Commander of the 23rd Escort Squadron in 1963, Captain of the Gunnery School (
HMS Excellent) in 1964. In 1965 he commanded the detachment of seamen (who were from HMS Excellent) who manned the
Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage which carried the coffin at
Winston Churchill's funeral. In 1968 he became
Admiral Superintendent, Portsmouth. He went on to be
Flag Officer, First Flotilla in 1971, was promoted to
vice admiral on 29 November 1971, and
Flag Officer, Plymouth and
Admiral Superintendent, Devonport in 1973 before retiring in 1975. ==Family==