George Asher LANDEN

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LANDEN, George Asher

Service Number:	3052
Enlisted:	10 July 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Malvern Road State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 20. IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. H. LANDEN OF PRAHRAN
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3052, 7th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3052, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3052, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 3052, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3052 awm_unit: 9th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

George Asher Landen was one of the only two sons of Harry and Ellen Landen, of Prahan, Victoria. Both of the sons lost their lives during WW1. George married Ethel May Beck during August 1915, only a month before he embarked for overseas.

George’s older brother, 761 Lce. Cpl. Harry Landen 23rd Battalion AIF had died of pneumonia on Malta after being evacuated from Gallipoli on 7 October 1915, aged 26.

George enlisted with the 7th Battalion during July 1915 and transferred to the 5th Division Artillery when in Egypt during March 1916. He later transferred to the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade and was killed in action in Ypres on the 26 September 1917. He was reported to have been in a gun pit when a high explosive shell burst near his position, killing him and another man instantly.

George left a will in favour of his new wife, May, and she was also granted a pension of two pounds per fortnight.

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