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NASH, Percy John
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 195 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Willesden Green, London, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed attempting to leave a moving train, Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia, 19 August 1919, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Zidane McNamara
Trooper P.J Nash, of Melbourne of the 4th Machine Gun Squadron was shockingly mutilated at Perth Central railway station on the night of the 20th instant. As he was about to rejoin his transport a Fremantle he fell off the train platform. Porter Pratt risked his life by jumping upon the buffers between the carriages and disconnecting the vacuum brake, thereby pulling up the train. Nash, however, was dead when extracted.