George Edward Nash

Forenames

George Edward AWMM

Surname

Nash AWMM

Service number

23727 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

15 Oct 1908 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Mamaku, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs L. Nash (mother), Tapuhi R.D., Hukerenui, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

23727 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Tractor operator/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Sapper AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sapper AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 11 Forestry Company AWMM

George Nash was the son of Edward John and Louisa Mildred Nash, of Hukerenui, New Zealand.

Born in the Northern Wairoa on 15 October 1908, Sapper Nash left New Zealand with the 2nd Echelon.

Before joining the Forces he was engaged in the timber industry in the Rotorua district.

Reference to the death of George Nash in AWMM MS 1211 Sadler, Arthur Cameron Papers. Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM

Death

17 Aug 1942 AWMM
Age  32 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England AWMM 2. H. 1A. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2667908
Sources Used

References

• Information kindly provided by family
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 2: WW2 136
• Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II [electronic resource]. (2002). Whangarei, N.Z.: Returned Services Association.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Cody, J.F. (1961). New Zealand Engineers, Middle East. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.