Born in 1897 at Woodford, son of Charles Herbert (Agent for Steamship Company) and Florence Nash (nee Manico). Family lived in Canada/USA in the late 19th Century. His father had a permanent address of 211 Ontario Street, Lincoln, Ontario when he died at died at 127 High Road, Woodford Green on 20th March 1934.
1911: A Schoolboy living with his family at “The Chestnuts” Woodford Green. Probate gives a later address as “Mybank”, Palmerston Road Buckhurst Hill. An Old Bancroftian and member of the Woodford Wells Cricket Club.
On the night of 23/24th April 1915 the Battalion left the line for fields near Verloerenhoek, but at about 04.00 they were warned to be ready to move forward again with the Suffolk Regiment. Eventually at 14.00 were they ordered to advance towards St Julien, attacking any enemy they encountered. By this time they had witnessed a stream of gassed, wounded and exhausted Canadians falling back from that direction after the devastating German gas attack. 12 London, having advanced under shell and machine gun fire, dug in opposite St Julien at about 18.00, remaining there until relieved on the night of 26/27th May 1915. It was during this period that Frederick Nash, while still officially too young to be fighting at the front, was Killed in Action. It is also believed that during a fatal attack in 12/15, his brother Herbert may have been driven by the loss of Frederick, or perhaps that of a friend in the captured sap they were seeking to retake.
Frederick is also remembered at St Alban’s Church Hindhead Surrey, and St John’s Church Buckhurst Hill.
Private Herbert Manico Nash is Frederick's Brother.
Research by Adrian Lee, Local Historian
Principal Sources:
Ancestry.com
“The Rangers - Historical Records”
For more information on this individual please see The Old Bancroftian website.