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Francis Gavan Power, Lieutenant
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.
