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==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
Nash's mobilisation was to be delayed one month on account of his role as sole proprietor of a pig farm under contract to the Pig Marketing Board. | |||
Nash was appointed in command of the yacht ''Surprise'' on 3 January, 1940. Later appointments, one in succession to Bradyll, are illegible due to torn pages. In 1943, he was reverted to the Retired List on compassionate grounds. Details of his service were forwarded in 1946 to support his application for war medals.<ref>Nash Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/52/183.|D7605268}} f. 551.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Commander (retired) Reginald Nash, D.S.C. (20 August, 1889 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Gloucester, the son of G. E. Nash, Esq..
Nash gained two months' time on passing out of Britannia and receiving his first naval appointment to the armoured cruiser Leviathan on 15 January, 1906.[1]
Nash was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1911.[2]
On 15 December, 1913, Nash was appointed first Lieutenant in the Acheron Class destroyer Badger.
Great War
Nash served in Badger until being appointed to Beaver on 18 May, 1915. This posting proved transitional, as he was sent briefly to Victory in mid-September and then appointed on 24 September to take command of the "C" Class destroyer Leopard.[3]
D.S.C. gazetted 22 June, 1917.
Nash was appointed in command of the destroyer Speedy on 5 July, 1918.[4]
Nash was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1919.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vendetta in August, 1920.[6]
On 10 May 1927, Nash was appointed to Harebell, additional, for command of the tank vessel H.M.S. Colne. He was superseded on 13 May, 1929.[7]
Nash was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 20 August, 1932.[8]
World War II
Nash's mobilisation was to be delayed one month on account of his role as sole proprietor of a pig farm under contract to the Pig Marketing Board.
Nash was appointed in command of the yacht Surprise on 3 January, 1940. Later appointments, one in succession to Bradyll, are illegible due to torn pages. In 1943, he was reverted to the Retired List on compassionate grounds. Details of his service were forwarded in 1946 to support his application for war medals.[9]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Vernon S. Butler |
Captain of H.M.S. Leopard 24 Sep, 1915[10] – mid Oct, 1916[11][12] |
Succeeded by George H. Wylie |
| Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambuscade 11 Oct, 1916[13] |
Succeeded by Humphrey B. Jacomb |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedy 5 Jul, 1918[14] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Tudor |
| Preceded by John M. Porter |
Captain of H.M.S. Tyrant 23 Apr, 1919[15] |
Succeeded by Harold S. Gillett |
| Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Vendetta Aug, 1920[16] |
Succeeded by Hugh E. Raymond |
| Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Captain of H.M.S. Venetia 1 Jan, 1924[17] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ Nash Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/183. f. 551.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395uu.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391h.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 910.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1920). p. 878. Erroneously listed as 1917 in most Navy Lists, but correct as 1919 in first appearance in June, 1919.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 279.
