Background
He was the son of Sir D'Arcy Power, also a surgeon.
He was the son of Sir D'Arcy Power, also a surgeon.
He transferred to the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force on the formation of the new service on 1 April 1918—taking a permanent commission as a flight lieutenant in 1920—and ultimately reaching the rank of acting air vice marshal by 1945 when he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire.