NASH, Charles Arthur
| Service Number: | SX13113 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Units |
| Born: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, 3 March 1907 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Westminster City School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Police Officer |
| Died: | Natural causes (cancer), Adelaide, South Australia, 17 November 1970, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, SX13113 | |
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| 5 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX13113, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 6 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, SX13113 | |
| 16 Jan 1942: | Promoted Corporal | |
| 28 May 1942: | Promoted Sergeant | |
| 3 May 1943: | Promoted Warrant Officer Class 1 | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged Warrant Officer Class 1, SX13113, Lines of Communication Units, 3 Lines of Communication Provost Company | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, SX13113 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Tim Hanna
By Tim Hanna:
Charles Arthur Nash was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England on 3 March 1907. Charles' father, Charles Harry Nash, was a butler in London and served with the Royal Fusiliers in World War I.
Charles attended Westminster City School in London until 1920 when, at the age of 15 he moved to Australia as part of the Barwell (British Boys Farm Apprentice) Scheme arriving in Port Adelaide on 26 January 1923
The next few years of his life are unclear until he joined the South Australia Police in about 1927. Charles proved to be an excellent horseman winning prizes at the police academy. He undertook a number of roles in the Police Mounted Division including as part of the lead police contingent on Anzac Day marches in Adelaide after Wirld War II.
Charles' police career took him to Mt Gambier, Adelaide, Minnipa, Gumeracha, Kingscote, Woodside and, finally, Goodwood.
Charles Nash married Mary (Molly) Kitto in Adelaide in 1930. They had two daughters - Judith (1932) and Patricia (1934).
When World War II broke out, Charles enlisted serving with the Army Provost Corps in North Africa and New Guinea. He reached the rank of Warrant Officer Class I.
In his return to Australia in 1946, Charles immediately resumed his civilian police career which he continued until his retirement in the late 1960s.
Charles was a member of the Returned & Services League (RSL) including as President of the Gumeracha Sub-branch in 1952. He was also a member of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) - the Buffs.
Charles Arthur Nash died from cancer in November 1970.
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