Clement Walter Nash

Pilot Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of the Hon. Walter and Lottie May Nash (née Eaton), of Wellington. Husband of Lorna Rose Nash (née Griffin). Born in Birmingham, England.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"This day the death occurred at Wairau Hospital this morning of A.C. 2 Clement Walter Nash, son of the Hon. Walter and Mrs Nash. It is understood that he sustained head injuries in a basketball match on a Marlborough air station, where he was undergoing an officers’ training course. Deceased, who was aged 36, was a solicitor of Napier; married with three children. Clement Nash had been in the armed forces 10 months, first in the army, later, being transferred to the Air Force." [Northern Advocate, 29 September 1943, Page 3]

"The death of Mr. Clement Walter Nash, eldest son of the Minister of Finance (Mr. Nash) and Mrs. Nash, occurred today in hospital in Blenheim. Mr Nash, who was in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, took seriously ill suddenly on Monday, and immediately they were advised his parents left for Blenheim by air.
Mr. Nash was 36 years of age, and was married with three young children. He was born in England, and was educated at the New Plymouth Boys' High School, Wellington College, and Victoria University College, where he graduated LL.M., with first class honours. He was a barrister and solicitor, and was in practice on his own account in Napier. Mr. Nash had been a member of the Armed Forces for about ten months. First he was in the Army and subsequently transferred to the Air Force. He was attending an officers' training course at an R.N.Z.A.F. school of instruction. Mr. Nash was a former president of the Napier branch of the Labour Party, and was also vice-chairman of the Napier Labour Representation Committee. He also held office as a member of the Napier Secondary Schools' Board of Governors.
While he was attending Victoria College he was a member of the office staff of Messrs. Perry, Perry, and Pope, barristers and solicitors, Wellington, and after going to Napier was for a time in partnership with the Hon. W. E. Barnard in his legal practice.
The funeral will take place in Napier and Mr. Nash will be accorded Air Force honours.
Members of the Wellington Provincial Patriotic Committee today expressed their deep sympathy with the Hon. Mr. Nash and Mrs. Nash in the loss of their son, and with the widow and family of the deceased." [Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 78, 29 September 1943, Page 6]

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Service Number:

432723

Name:

Clement Walter Nash

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Date of Birth:

10 June 1907

Place of Birth:

Birmingham, England

Education:

New Plymouth Boys' High School

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Barrister and Solicitor

Employer:

Self, Napier

Nationality of Force:

New Zealand

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, Officers School of Instruction

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died on active service

Date of Death:

29 September 1943

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Napier (Park Island) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Pbyn. Sec. 9. 89.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand