NASH, John Brady
| Service Number: | Honorary Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF |
| Born: | At sea near the Canary Islands, 19 May 1857 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surgeon |
| Died: | Illness, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 4 June 1925, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 1-A Spec. 51. |
| Memorials: | Sydney Hospital Staff of Active Service Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Honorary Officer, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF | |
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| 28 Nov 1914: | Involvement 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Nov 1914: | Embarked 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, 2nd MD |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
An Original Anzac who served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
98 years ago today, on the Saturday afternoon of the 6th June 1925, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel John Brady Nash (M.D., M.L.C., V.D.), Australian Army Medical Corps, surgeon from 219 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, father of 6 daughters, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 68. CATHOLIC 1-A Spec. 51.
Born at sea near the Canary Islands en route to Melbourne on the 19th May 1857 to Andrew and Margaret Nash nee Brady; husband of Agnes Nash nee McCormick (married 5.4.1888, Waverley, N.S.W., died?), John enlisted at 57 years of age on the 19th October 1914 at Sydney, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board Transport A55 Kyarra on the 28th November 1914.
John returned home on the 2nd January 1916 (no reason stated), being discharged on the 28th January 1916.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
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