Corporal Douglas Nash was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished service in France on 26 December 1943. 
Recommendation

The above named NCO was a member of a raiding party which landed on the north coast of France near Criel-sur-Mer on the night of 26th December 1943. Corporal Nash was ordered to carry out a difficult and hazardous climb up a sheer cliff face in order to secure a rope at the top to assist the other members of the force to climb the cliff. In order to accomplish this Corporal Nash was forced to pull himself up by means of a barbed wire obstacle lodged in a gully against the cliff face.
After having been joined at the top by Lance Corporal Howells, a second member of the force, a light was seen inland which on investigation proved to be a patrol of 15 Germans advancing in extended line. Lance Corporal Howells was anxious to engage the enemy with his TSMG and had taken up position to do so when Corporal Nash, having coolly appreciated the situation with regard to the intention of the operation, gave orders for Lance Corporal Howells to descend the rope, he himself descending afterwards. In making this decision Corporal Nash acted with great coolness and prevented a situation developing which might well have jeopardised the safe withdrawal of the force.
This NCO has participated in ten similar operations and on every occasion has displayed the utmost determination in overcoming the most hazardous obstacles without regard to his own personal safety. By his outstanding example as a NCO he has repeatedly proved an inspiration to the other members of his force.

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The death of Sergeant Douglas J. Nash, MM (12 & 6 Cdos) of Cleveland, Ohio, USA., formerly of Birmingham, was announced in Commando Association newsletter 75 issued September 1982.

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