Born on 4 February 1899, son of Walter Gifford Nash FRCS (1862-1935) senior surgeon of Bedford County Hospital 1897-1933, he was educated at Bedford School and the Middlesex Hospital. On leaving school he joined the Army and was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery in 1917. After the war he qualified at the Middlesex in 1923 and held house appointments as house physician, house surgeon, and obstetric and gynaecological house surgeon. He then entered general practice in Bedford in partnership with his father and G T Birks, and was appointed assistant obstetric surgeon at Bedford Hospital in 1928 and full obstetric surgeon in 1930. With the inauguration of the NHS in 1948 he gave up practice and became a consultant, as senior obstetric and gynaecological surgeon at the Bedford County Hospital until his retirement in 1962. In 1950 he inaugurated the obstetric and gynaecological department in the North Wing of the County Hospital. He was chairman of the North Bedfordshire Division of the BMA in 1943-44. An excellent teacher, and very hospitable, although generally shy and retiring, he was imperturbable with a keen sense of fun and known to his contemporaries as "Giffie". He was a keen and active supporter of Rugby clubs in Bedford. He died on 21 March 1963 survived by his wife, son and daughter.