Power, Francis Gaven -WW2-
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MC Citation Lieutenant Power commanded No. 17 Platoon "D"Company the Royal Rifles of Canada at Hong Kong in December 1941. He showed conspicuous courage and leadership throughout the entire defensive action from 18 December to 25 December. On 21 December in the face of heavy machine gun fire he led an attack on enemy positions on Bridge Hill which was pressed home with the utmost vigour and daring. By this successful attack, during which many enemy were killed, a general advance on the Bridge Hill main position was made possible, which when completed, relieved the general situation temporarily. During this engagement Lieutenant Power displayed qualities of courage, dash and coolness which were an inspiration to his men and contributed greatly to the successful outcome of the operation. Again on 25 December his platoon took part in an attack on Stanley Village. In the face of heavy enemy fire and without support by artillery or mortars, Lieutenant Power led his platoon with conspicuous success and again displayed outstanding courage and leadership. During this action Lieutenant Power was wounded. -Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association
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Date de Naissance
13 juin
Date of Death
13 juillet
Life
1917
1972
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