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Create new listFour: Private A. H. Nash, 2nd/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who died of wounds on 10 September 1917
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (6614 Pte., 1st R. War. R.); 1914 Star (6614 Pte., R. War. R.); British War and Victory Medals (242365 Pte., R. War. R.); together with illuminated memorial scroll; Buckingham Palace scroll; in memoriam card; vellum certificate of service; notification of death sent to widow by Territorial Force Record Office, Warwick, dated 15 September 1917; and a contemporary copy of a letter sent to widow by the Chaplain of the 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, contact wear, therefore about nearly very fine (4) £300-350
Albert Henry Nash was born and enlisted at Birmingham, Warwickshire. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 10 September 1917, whilst serving with the 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He is buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
The following is extracted from the letter written by Chaplain L. G. M. Sheldon, 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment:
‘I do not know whether I shall be the first to break to you some very sad news. Your husband, for whom I had myself the greatest respect, has been called to lay down his life for his country. On Monday last he was in camp a good long way behind the trenches, when a heavy shell came and he was hit in the head. I saw him in the ambulance shortly afterwards, he was perfectly conscious and quiet, though he knew he was very badly hit. I learned from the doctor that there was practically no hope of recovery as his skull was broken in two places. I just said goodbye to him with a “God bless you” as he was taken away down to hospital.
Your husband was a very well known and well liked member of the battalion. As you know he he had been for some little time regimental policeman...’
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