ams ▁players ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Virginia ▁D arden ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Donald ▁Pow ell ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁( 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Biography ▁Donald ▁Pow ell ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁at ▁J h ans i ▁and ▁bapt ised ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁at ▁F ate h g ahr , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Richard ▁John ▁Pow ell ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Bed ford ▁School ▁ 1 9 0 8 - 1 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College , ▁Sand h urst ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁on ▁the ▁Un att ached ▁List ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 3 0 th ▁P un j ab is . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Moh m and ▁campaign , ▁August ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁East ▁Africa ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁P un j ab is ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to