 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukutanga kwa1917, nemwanakomana wake, William, anga achitorwa neCanada Corps muFrance, Nash akasvikwa nemufundisi weFirst Universalist Church muCincinnati, ndokumbirwa kuzadza semuparidzi paSvondo iri kuuya - mufundisi achitaura kuti aizosarudza musoro wenyaya yemharidzo yaNash. Achikurudzirwa naNash pamusoro pebasa rechiKristu mune izvo Nash akadana kuti, kuuraya kunotyisa kuri kuitika muEurope, mufundisi wacho akakumbira Nash kuenda ndokutaura kuvanhu vake pamusoro peizvo, mukufunga kwaNash, zvakanga zviri nhau nechiKristu. Paakanga achigadzirira kurwisa kutenda kwechiKristu nemashoko, Nash akaudzwa kuti William akanga akuvara zvakaipisisa muhondo yeVimy Ridge. Apo mwanakomana muduku waNash, Ralph, akanzwa kuti munununa wake akanga ari kurembera pakati poupenyu norufu muchipatara muEngland, iye pakarepo akabatana nemaMarine. Fekitari yake yakanga isina zvokushandisa zvokugadzirisa zvibvumirano zvehurumende, Nash akaora mwoyo zvokuti akapotsa avhara chitoro, achipedza nguva yake yakawanda achitengesa zvisungo zveRusununguko, uye mamwe mabasa ehondo. Panguva yakasainwa chibvumirano cheArmistice, akanga angodzikamisa mabasa ake ose ebhizimisi. 