Francis Nash

Forenames

Francis AWMM

Surname

Nash AWMM

Also known as

Frank Nash AWMM

Service number

WWI 11089 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

17 Aug 1895 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 12 Jan 1916 AWMM Motukaraka, Hokianga, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs J. Nash (mother), Motukaraka, Hokianga, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 01 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 11089 AWMM

Military service

• 15 North Auckland Territorials AWMM
• A Company, 5 Reserve Battalion AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 12 Jan 1916 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM
Bushman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 01 May 1916-09 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 51 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Rifleman AWMM 6th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 feet 9 inches AWMM
• Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Red AWMM
• Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Blue AWMM
• Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
  Fair AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM

Francis Nash was the son of Joseph and Julia Anne Nash, of Kohukohu, Hokianga, North Auckland, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mr W. H. Nash, Broadwood, Hokianga (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

11 Feb 1917 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM I. F. 16. AWMM

Memorial name

• Hokianga Arch of Remembrance, Kohukohu, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM
• Kohukohu Town Hall, 25 Beach Road, Kohukohu, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21379388
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Kohukohu First World War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/kohukohu-first-world-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/291762/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/291762
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  30: 20
• Information kindly provided by family
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.