Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 8A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
LIEUTENANT GEORGE HENRY FOSBROKE POWER, 6th, attached 3rd, Battalion Middlesex Regiment, was the younger son of Lieutenant Colonel Sir D'Arcy Power, K.B.E., R.A.M.C.(T.F.). The British Medical Journal on 5th July 1919 recorded that he was a surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, was reported wounded and missing at the second battle of Ypres on May 8th, 1915, and is now (1919) presumed killed on that date, aged 21. He was educated at Oxford, where he was a commoner of New College, and President of the University Fencing Club. He got his commission in the 6th (Reserve) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment on August 15th, 1914.
Family :
Son of Sir D'Arcy Power, K.B.E., F.R.C.S.(Eng.), and Lady Power, of 10A, Chandos St., Cavendish Square, London, W.Education & Career :
Power was educated at Merchant Taylors' School.
President of the Oxford University Fencing Club; Commoner of New College, Oxford.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 3/Middlesex Regiment |
3rd Battalion August 1914 : in Cawnpore, India. Returned to England in December 1914, moved to Winchester and attached to 85th Brigade in 28th Division. Landed at Le Havre 19 January 1915. 25 October 1915 : moved to Egypt and went on to Salonika, arriving 2 December 1915. |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1915 (Second Ypres) |
22 April - 25 May 1915. On the 22nd April 1915 the Germans used poison gas at Ypres. This was the first 'official' use of gas and took the Allies by surprise. After initial success capitalising on the confusion and horror of this weapon, a heroic stand, initially by the Canadians and then supported by British and Indian Battalions, held the German advance. However it became clear that the Germans had achieved a tactical advantage and eventually the British were forced to retire to more a more defendable perimeter closer to Ypres. These positions were on the last ridges before Ypres and their loss would have resulted in the loss of the town and possibly open the Channel coast to German occupation with disastrous consequences for the re-supply of the BEF.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Apollo University No. 357 E.C. | Oxfordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
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Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley