Regimental number | 1865 |
Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria |
School | State School, Williamstown, VIctoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Robb Street, Spotswood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Nash, Robb Street, Spotswood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Naval Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | German Field Hospital, Haubourdin, France |
Age at death | 20.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave No. 20), Souchez, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Madeline NASH |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 6th Bn, Gallipoli, 27 May 1915. Found guilty, 14 June 1915, of being absent from parade at 0945, 14 June: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited pay for the period. Found guilty, 27 July 1915, of quitting his fatigue without permission, 27 July: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, Lemnos, 2 October 1915, of gambling in the lines, 2 October: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited pay for the period. Disembarked Alexandria from Lemnos, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 18 January 1916, of breaking out of Camp and being absent without leave from 15 January to 18 January 1916: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 4 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 27 January 1916 (venereal disease); discharged to duty, 17 March 1916, and marched in to Overseas Base. Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 27 April 1916, of being absent without leave from 0600, 22 April, till 0600, 26 April 1916: awarded 120 hours' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 5 days' pay. Reallotted to 15th Training Bn as Reinforcements to 58th Bn. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Found guilty, 13 July 1916, of failing to entrain at Marseilles after previously being warned to do so: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, Etaples, of being absent from No 1 Training Camp Parade from 0720 till 1230: awarded forfeiture of 1 day's pay. Taken on strength, 58th Bn, in the field, France, 15 August 1916. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 August 1916 (impetigo, ear); discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, 13 August 1916. Reported missing in action; taken Prisoner of War. Died in German Field Hospital, 18 September 1916, of injury to the left leg: wound received in action. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |