Private Felix Nash (7554821908)

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Private Felix Nash (7554821908)

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60 Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force
Pte Nash, of Victoria, Australia served with A Company. He died on 24 July 1916, aged 21, of wounds received in the Australian charge at Fleurbaix during 19 - 23 July 1916.
In this action, which formed part of the Battle of the Somme, Australian troops attempted to advance but were pinned down by German forces located behind them as well as in front of them.
Cut off, they charged the German lines in an attempt to return to their original point of advance.
Faces of the First World War
Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces.

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1914 - 1918
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