George Irwin NASH

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NASH, George Irwin

Service Number:	1044
Enlisted:	16 September 1914, An original member of C Company 12th Bn.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia, 27 January 1894
Home Town:	Bellerive, Clarence, Tasmania
Schooling:	Bellerive State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

16 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1044, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 12th Bn.
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1044, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1044, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 1044, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1044 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

George Nash enlisted with his brother Cyril Nash during September 1914. They were the sons of Edwin and Sarah Nash of Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania.

George served at the Anzac landing with the 12th Battalion and during the August battles he was evacuated to Egypt with shell shock or 'nervous debility'. He was returned to Australia for a change just over a month later.

He embarked Australia again on Anzac Day 1916, and arrived in France during June 1916. He was sent to the 52nd Battalion on the 25 August 1916 and was killed in action at Mouquet Farm one week later. His remains were never found.

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