Name
Edwin Sydney Nash
12 July 1889
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/09/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
82143
Royal Fusiliers *1
26th (County of London)(Service) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
XXIV. G. 22A.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN
UK & Other Memorials
Radlett Town Memorial, Christchurch Memorial, Radlett
Pre War
Edwin Sydney Nash was born on 12 July 1889 in Blackpool, Lancashire, the son of Thomas Edwin and Annie Nash, and baptised on 26 July 1889 at the South Shore parish church. They were living at 29 Gladstone Street, at the time, and his father was working as a joiner.
On the 1901 Census, he was living with his mother at 22 Bagot Street, but his father is not listed with them, however by 1911 the family are living together in at 22 Upper Station Road, Radlett, Herts and Edwin, although an 11 year old scholar, also has a job as a "news boy".
Wartime Service
Edwin enlisted in Watford initially with the 107th Training Reserve under reg. no. 75998 but later transferred into the 26th Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers).
He died of wounds received in action on 29 September 1918.
Additional Information
His headstone inscription, "GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN" was ordered by his father, Thomas E Nash, of Upper Station Road, Radlett, Herts, His mother received a pension of 5 shillings a week for life.
On some records the reg. no. is GS82143.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London) Bn. London Regiment (Bankers).
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
