Nash enlisted in the RNAS in the Spring of 1916. He served in 3 Naval Wing and 10(N) Sqn. Nash scored 6 aerial victories before being shot down behind the lines in Belgium on 1917-06-25. He was held as a PoW until the end of the war and was repatriated in late 1918 and returned to Canada in 1919. He served in the RCAF during WWII and retired in1945.
Nash, Gerald Ewart (Group Captain)
Prisoner of War unkown date
Birth Date: 1896-May-12
Born: Stoney Creek, Ontario
Parents: William May Nash & Kitty May Combe
Spouse: Edna Isabelle Ross
Home: Welland, Ontario
Enlistment: RNAS records destroyed
Enlistment Date: 1916-April
Service
RAF
Unit
10 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)
Base
Rank
Group Captain
Position
pilot
Service Numbers
Home
Welland, Ontario