Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Pemba Cemetery | D. 16. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 56D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4/4 King's African Rifles |
| Action : Africa |
The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa (now Tanzania) and ultimately impacted portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The German colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, skillfully fought for the duration of World War I and surrendered only after that war had ended. Other campaigns were conducted in West and South West Africa.
Detail :
Captain R.E. Power. Special List, attd. 4th/4th Bn. Kings African Rifles.
For his service in the Great War he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory medal. His medal card reveals that these were sent to his brother, W.E. Power, at 93 St. Lawrence Road, Clontarf, Dublin.
He is buried in grave D.17 at Pemba Cemetery, Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa), the CWGC records showing him as Captain R.E. Power. The gravestone may display the rank of Lieutenant.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Victoria Nyanza No. 3492 E.C. | East Africa |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th May 1917 | 14th May 1917 | 14th May 1917 |
Joined Victoria Nyanza Lodge at Entebbe, Uganda on the 14th May, 1917 from Londonderry Lodge No. 2039, Durham. He is listed as a Lieutenant resident at Nairobe. The contribution record shows he was "Killed 17.4.18." Tracing back through Lodge No. 2039, it has not yet been possible to identify his entry in the records of Londonderry Lodge, so unable to find his ceremony dates. Given the name of the Lodge and the location of his brother, the Irish Constitution records have drawn a blank also.
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