Kerry’s World War I Dead N

NAGLE, JOHN.
Rank: Pte. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers.Unit; 2^nd Battalion.
Date of Death:10-May-1915. Age at Death,35. Service No:4611.   Born in Killarney, County Kerry. Enlisted in Killarney. Died of wounds.
Supplementary information; Son of Cornelius and Bridget Nagle, of Killarney. Grave or Memorial Reference: III. C. 31. Cemetery: Bethune Town Cemetery in France.

NASH, EDWARD RADCLIFFE.  
Rank: Captain. Regiment or Service: Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the line including the Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps. Unit; 16^th (The Queen’s) Lancers. Date of Death:22-February-1915. Age at Death,26.
Supplementary information; Son of Lt. Col. Edward Nash (late Essex Regt.) and Mrs. Nash, of 56, Sloane St., London.From De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour;-
NASH. EDWARD RADCLIFFE, Capt, 16th Lancers. Elder son of Lieut-Col. Edward Nash of Ballycarty, Tralee, County Kerry and 56 Sloane Street, London, S.W., J.P., late Essex regiment, by his wife Constance, daughter of John Radcliffe of Moorfield, Withington, J.P. Born in London, 09-June-1888. Educated at Mr Bull’s Preparatory School, Westgate-on-Sea (1898-1902), Eton (1902-July-1905), and Sandhurst, into which he passed in September, 1905 at the earliest possible age, giving up for the sake of seniority all that another two years at Eton would have meant to him. Gazetted 2^nd Lieutenant, 16^th Lancers, 29-August-1906 and promoted Lieutenant 15-January-1909 and Captain 10-October,1914. Went to France with the Expeditionar Force in August-1914. Took part in the retreat from Mons, the battles of the Marne, and the Aisne, and the first ballet of Ypres. Was killed in action near Ypres, 21-February-1915 when the 16^th Lancers suffered severely through the blowing up of a trench. At the time of his death he was acting Adjutant of his regiment. Captain Nash was a splendid all-round sportsman. At Eton he distinguished himself as a long distance runner and as a “wet-bob,” and in 1905 won the Junior Sculls and stroked his Junior House Four up to ‘head,” the last time that the colors of Miss Evan’s were seen on the river. While at Sandhurst he proved himself a remarkable athlete, winning against competitors considerably older than himself the equivalent of the “Vitor Ludorum” Cup. After joining the 16^th Lancers, he ran twice in the Army Championship for the mile, being second on each occasion with practically no training, but he devoted himself chiefly to riding and was one of the finest horse-men in the Army. He was well know at Olympia, and was on of the team which represented Great Britain at the last Olympic Games at Stockholm in 1912. He was first and second in successive years at the Grafton Point-to-Point, wonhis Regimental Light Weight Steeplechase on two occasions, and was ‘placed’ at a number of other meetings at which he rode. As conspicuous for dash, energy and endurance in war as in sport, he was the ideal cavalry officer and appeared to have a distinguished career before him. His exuberant vitality found expression in all that he said or did, and one who knew him well observed, on hearing that he had been killed; “ Of all the deaths in this war, his death is the hardest to realize.” Captain Nash was mentioned Sir John (now Lord) French ‘s Despatch of 8( London Gazette, 19) October-1914. His younger brother, Captain L.C.Nash, died of wounds 28-September following.
Grave or Memorial Reference: G. 4. Cemetery: Ypres Town Cemetery in Belgium. 

NASH, JOHN.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion.
Age at death: 21. Date of Death: 25-February-1915. Service No: 10084.
Supplementary information: Son of James and Bridget Nash, of Rossmore, Tahilla, Kenmare, Co. Kerry. Born in Sneem, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee, County Kerry.  Killed in Action.Grave or Memorial Reference: Coll. Grave. Cemetery: Guise Communal Cemetery in France.

NASH, LLEWELLYN CHARLES.  
Rank: Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain).  Regiment or Service: King’s Royal Rifle Corps.
Date of Death:29-September-1915. Age at Death,28.
Supplementary information; Son of Lt. Col. G. Nash, of 56, Sloane St., London.
From De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour;-
Nash, Llewellyn Charles, 2^nd Lieutenant (Temporaty Captain) 2^nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Younger son of Lieut-Col Edward Nash, of Ballycarty, Tralee, County Kerry and 56 Sloane Street, S.W., J.P., late Essex regiment, by his wife, Constance, daughter of John Radcliffe of Moorfield, Withington, J.P. Born Cefn Lla, Usk, County Monmouth, 23-June-1895. Educated at Wixenford (Mr. Morton’s), Eton Mr Hiss’s House, January-1910-July-1914), and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Gazetted 2^nd Lieutenant, 2^nd King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 11-November-1914 and Lieutenant 01-August-1915. Left for France in Janury-1915. Took part in the Battles of Neuve Chapelle and Festubert, was promoted Captain 12-July and died of wounds received in action near Vemrelles on the 25^th, the first day of the Battle of Loos. He was wounded early in the morning of the 25^th, but was not found until late in the afternoon, and one of his brother officers wrote; “The fact that we found him wounded almost through the German wire shows the splendid determination and courage with which he went forward.” He was mentioned in despatches by F.M. Sir John French (London Gazette, 01-January-1916), and a General officer under whom he served wrote; “ He was Battalion bombing officer and easily the best in the Division, and was constantly sent for when they wanted advice on the subject.” Buried at Lozonghem, near Lillers. At Eton he was a Sergeant in the O.T.C., and a whip to the Beagles, and won the School Sculling in 1914, beingh ninth man of the Eight that year. In all branches of sport he was keen especially excelling as a fisherman. A writer in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle said; “To know ‘The Fat Boy’ as Nash was affectionately called was to love him. Always cheery and keen for work, he set a magnificent example to those under him. If he was in charge of a party working in the trenches he buckled to and worked harder than anyone else. At Eton he had the reputation of working his hardest at work or play, and this reputation he fully justified while he was in the Regiment. His character was eminently fitted for the stern combination of work and sport entailed by active service, and his success as a solder is shown by the fact that at the age of 20, with less than a year’s service, he had already been gazetted to the rank of Captain.” His elder brother, Captain E.R.Nash, was killed in action near Ypres, 21-February-1915.
Grave or Memorial Reference: I. D 37. Cemetery; Lapugnoy Military Cemetery in France. 

NELIGAN, JOHN.
Rank: Captain. Regiment or Service: Royal Army Medical Corps. Unit: 9th Hosp. Train. Age at death: 28. Date of Death: 13-June-1917 Awards: Mentioned in Despatches. Supplementary information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Neligan, of Strand, Dingle, Co. Kerry. M.B. (N.U. Ireland). Died. Grave or Memorial Reference: N. 2. Cemetery: Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

NEVILLE. JOHN.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion.
Age at death: 24. Date of Death: 28-December-1914. Service No: 4339.
Supplementary information: Brother-in-law of Mrs. Mary Ellen McDonnell, of 2, John St., Tralee, Co. Kerry. Born in Tralee, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Tralee, County Kerry. Died of wounds. Grave or Memorial Reference: III. A. 77. Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in France.

NICHOLAS, THOMAS H. 
Rank: Pte. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit; 1^st Battalion.
Date of Death:01-November-1914. Service No:3880. 
Born in Killarney, County Kerry. Enlisted in Cork while living in Cavan, County Cavan.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Panel 11 the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.

NOLAN, EDWARD. 
Rank: Lance Corporal.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 8^th Battalion. Date of Death:29-June-1916. Service No:5408.  Born in Caherciveen, County Kerry. Enlisted in Fermoy while living in Tralee, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. D. 12. Cemetery: St Patricks Cemetery, Loos in France.

NOLAN, GERALD JAMES.
Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Unit: 1st/5th Battalion.
Age at death: 30. Date of Death: 25-April-1918. Service No: 51425.
Supplementary information: Son of James and Mary Nolan, of Ballymacogue, Spa, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Born in Tralee, County Kerry. Enlisted in Sandwich. Killed in Action. Formerly he was with the Royal Engineers, Inland Water Transport, where his number was 200421.
Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 42 to 47 and 162. He has no known grave but is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium.

NOLAN, WILLIAM CRAIG. 
Rank: Gunner. Regiment or Service: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery.Unit; 1^st/5^th Hants Howitzer Battery,Territorial Force.
Date of Death:05-August-1916. Age at Death,27.
Service No:34443.  Born in Ballylongford, County Kerry. Enlisted in Scarborough. Died in Turkey/Mespotamia.
Supplementary information; Son of William and Mary E. Nolan, of 30, Hibernier St., Scarborough. Grave or Memorial Reference: XXI. E. 42. Cemetery: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery - Iraq.