NASH, Frank Geoffrey
| Service Number: | 110 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Goodwood Park, South Australia, 13 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood Public School |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Claremont, Western Australia, 21 June 1958, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Ashes scattered within the cemetery |
| Memorials: | Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, St. Peters East Adelaide Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 110, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 110, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 110, 1st Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded 110, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Gas | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 28 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 110, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Compassionate grounds |
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"Among the recipients of military awards last week was Sgt. Frank G. Nash, D.C.M., a son of Mr. W. Nash, of the Government Produce Department, Adelaide. The young hero received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for organizing and maintaining a visual signal station on an exposed ridge swept by enemy fire on the western front. Sgt. Nash was one of the first South Australians to enlist. He left this State on August 22, 1914, with the Signal Engineers. He participated in the landing at Gallipoli on April 25 last year, and only left the peninsula a few weeks before the evacuation. He went to France with the first batch of Australians in March last. Before 'the great push' Sgt. Nash was temporarily appointed an instructor in signalling in the Royal Flying Corps, and for two months he made daily flights. Two of his brothers are serving with the colours — Staff-Sgt. R. J. Nash and Sgt. M. E. Nash." - from the Adelaide Register 27 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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