FREDERICK WILLIAM NASH was serving as a Private in the 1st/4th Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light infantry when he was killed in action on 10th September 1918. He was aged 20 and is buried in Granezza British Cemetery in Italy.
He was the son of Thomas Busby and Sophia Nash, having been born in East End, Hook Norton.
in November 1917 the 1/4ths moved from France to Italy as part of the 145th Brigade in 48th (South Midland) Division to relieve Italian troops fighting the Austrians. The front was comparatively quiet until the Austrians attacked in force from Grappa to Canove in the Battle of Asiago on 15th-16th June 1918. The Allied line was penetrated to a depth of about 1,000 metres on 15th June but the lost ground was retaken the next day and the line re-established. Between June and September, frequent successful raids were made on the Austrian trenches and Private Nash died in one such raid.
Steve Kingsford