Nash, Charles William: Service no. 769976

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Summary of Service[i] for Private Charles Nash, reg. no. 769976

Date	Event	Remarks
July 24, 1897	Born	Born at Bucks, England to Laura Nash.
January 10, 1916	Enlisted	Enlisted at Toronto, Ontario with the 124th Battalion. He was a farmer that stood 5’7.25” tall. At 18-years, 6-months, his chest measured 33.5” with an expansion of 2.5”. He was considered fair with grey eyes and light brown hair. His next-of-kin was his mother, Laura Nash and she resided at 2 Cross Keys Yard, Stone, Stratford, Bucks, England. Private Nash resided at 233 Niagara Street, Toronto, Ontario when he enlisted. He had no prior military experience. He is 119 lbs. He is assigned to “B” Company, 124th Battalion.
January 31, 1916	Inoculated	Inoculated for typhoid.
February 4, 1916	Inoculated	Inoculated for typhoid.
July 30, 1916	Makes Will	Leave entire real and personal estate to his mother.
August 1, 1916	Assigned Pay Commences	Private Nash assigns $20.00 per month to his mother, Laura Nash, residing at 2 Crosskeys Yard, Stoney, Stratford, Bucks.
August 2, 1916	Vaccinated
August 7, 1916	Sales to England	Sales to England aboard the S.S. Cameronia, from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
August 7, 1916	Arrives England
October 10, 1916	Taken on Strength	Taken on Strength with the 18th Battalion.
October 11, 1916	Arrives	Arrives at the Canadian Base Depot, Etaples, France.
November 5, 1916	Arrives	Arrives at 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion.
February 2, 1917	Court Martial	“Sent to 3 days F.P. No. 1 for ‘Whilst on Active Service, Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline – making false statements of treatment in the army.”
February 21, 1917	Joined Unit	Joined the 18th Battalion at the Thelus Sector.
April 16, 1917	Hospitalized	General Hospital at Wimereux for chilblains.
April 18, 1917	Transferred	Transferred to 1st West General Hospital, Liverpool, England.
July 31, 1917	Transferred	Transferred to Woodcote Park, Epsom for treatment of trench foot.
September 15, 1917	Transferred	Transferred to Canadian Military Hospital, Basingstoke, England.
February 2, 1917	Court Martial	“Sent to 3 days F.P. No. 1 for ‘Whilst on Active Service, Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline – making false statements of treatment in the army.”
October 30, 1917		Proceeds of a Medical Board taking place at No. 4 Canadian General Hospital, Basingstoke indicates that Private Nash is in good condition. Arches sore after walking 2-miles. Arches good. Some pain while lying in bed. Fit for duty.
November 3, 1917	Discharged
April 1, 1918	Posted	Posted from 2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot.
April 7, 1918	Posted	Posted to 18th Battalion via the 4th Reserve Battalion
April 8, 1918	Arrives	Arrives 2nd Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, France. Taken on Strength, 18th Battalion.
April 10, 1918	Arrives	Arrives Canadian Corp Reinforcement Camp.
June 19, 1918	Arrives	Arrives “in the field” with the 18th Battalion. It is in Brigade Support.
August 28, 1918	Killed in Action	Zero hour for this days operation was set for 12.30 noon. Bn. was in support of 20th Bn. Heavy casualties were suffered in the advance to the slope of the SENSEE RIVER, machine gun nests and wire in the German line being equally heavy. Capt. Mackedie was shot through the hand and instantly killed rushing a German gun post; Lieut. Cole, shot through the eye, was afterwards found dead; Major Graham and Lts. Lawrence [sic], Donaldson and Krug were wounded. Under terrific fire the Bn. was compelled to temporarily withdraw and take up a line in the sunken roads fronting the German wire East of the SENSEE RIVER. 52 O.R. arrived as reif. 3 O.Rs on leave. Approx. casualties all ranks, 10 killed & 70 wounded.”     Note the diarist gives an approximation of casualties as the Battalion has yet to determine with certainty the number of men killed and wounded.   His Circumstances of Death Card relate: “Was hit in the neck by a machine gun bullet and killed, during operations in the vicinity of Vis-en-Artois.”
On or about August 28, 1918	Buried	Buried at Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery and Memorial Haucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, plot I.B.14. He lies with 18 other members of the 18th Battalion interned there.
January 25, 1921	Memorial Plaque and Scroll Card	Memorial Plaque, No. [P29B] and Memorial Scroll, No. Z455098 issued to father, Jonas Nash. Memorial Cross to mother, Laura Nash, possibly under No. M642473.
October 21, 1921	Roll Card	Roll Card notes that the Roll No. for Private Nash is page 6662. The address for his mother is recorded as Mrs. Laura Nash, 3 High Street, Stantonbury, Bucks, England.

[i] The Summary of Service for this soldier is meant as just that, a summary of his service. It is not intended to be an exhaustive biographical relation of his life or his war service. Some information may be deliberately suppressed by the author out of sensitivity to the soldier. Readers are encouraged to reference the actual service records available at the Library and Archives Canada in PDF format if they wish to learn more about this soldier. Such additional information (i.e. hyperlinks etc.) are for informational purpose only and no claim to verification or accuracy is made by the author of this summary.