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Major Patrick Guy Otway LANDON (145293)
Royal Engineers attached to 9th Field Company, Queen Victoria’s Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Indian Engineers Date of birth: 7th February 1917 Date of death: 30th September 1943 Killed on active service aged 26 Commemorated on the Cassino Memorial Panel 3
Patrick Guy Otway Landon was born in Eire on the 7th of February 1917 the only son of Captain Edward Guy Landon AFC OL, manager and director of Messrs F.A. Waller maltsters, and Kathleen De Warrenne (nee Waller) Landon of "Crannog", Banagher, County Offaly in Ireland. He was educated at Lancing College where he was in Olds House from January 1931 to 1934. He was a member of the Swimming Team in 1934 and achieved his School Certificate in 1933. He was a member of the Officer Training Corps achieving Certificate A in 1933 and was appointed as a House Captain in 1934. On leaving school he travelled to India where he became a tea planter. He attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers from an on the 1st of September 1940. He was promoted to Lieutenant on the 26th of March 1941 and to temporary Captain on the same date. He was later attached to the Indian Army. He was mentioned in despatches on the 24th of June 1943 “in recognition of gallant and distinguished services” in the Middle East during the period 1st of May to the 22nd of October 1942 and on one further occasion. According to the Times newspaper “He was killed on active service while serving with the Central Mediterranean Forces."

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