Regimental number | 3448 |
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria |
School | Caulfield Grammar School |
Other training | H.M.A.S. Tivfira (Training Ship for RAN) |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Hawksburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Clifford Harris Nash, 760 Malvern Road, Armadale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined Royal Australian navy 25th January, 1916. Discharged by purchases 4th April 1917. Enlisted in A.I.F. 12 april 1917. Thus the boy served his country almost continuously from the age of, 14 years 9 months until his death in the front trench holding the line at Villers Bretonneux. (Rev. Clifford Nash Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 17 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 12), Villers=Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rev. Clifford and Mrs MAY NASH, Armadale, Victoria. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |