NADEN, Nigel Christopher
| Service Number: | 3256 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1916, Claremont, Tas. He was at the Officers Training School Duntroon, from October to December, 1916. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Law clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. He was at the Officers Training School Duntroon, from October to December, 1916. | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3256, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3256, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3256, 40th Infantry Battalion, Buire. TOS 1 May 1918. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Mrs. Rose Caroline Naden of 57 King-street Sandy Bay has received official intelligence that her only son, Corporal Nigel Chnstopher Naden was killed in action on May 9 somewhere in France. Corporal Naden for over 12 years occupied the responsible position of clerk to Mr C Davenport Hoggins.
He was an oarsman, being one of the members of a Southern eight oar crew, and a member of the Sandy Bay Club. Just before his being ordered to the firing line, in consequence of the great offensive, he achieved great success at the non-commissioned officers' school and was recommended to the rank of sergeant and a cadetship, which in all possibility meant Oxford for five or six months and a commission.
In the last letter received by his mother, dated just three weeks before his death, he says -"Every available man is to be rushed across, and I hope Mr. Lloyd George's appeal for more men will have good effect in the colonies, with the result that our ranks will be brought up to full strength, The age limit is being brought up to 50 in England so that you will see the need for more men. I have not had a bad deal in the Army since I enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces, so I am glad at last to be going over to the front to do 'my bit' for God, King, and country. I hope to come out all right, and hope you will not worry over me too much I know you will, it is only natural. But always look upon the bright and hopeful side, which is the right side."
The Mercury 10th June 1918
Source: tasmanianwarcasualties.com
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