David Nathan

David Nathan (March 5, 1923 – November 19, 1966), was a Welsh journalist and fraternalist.

He was born at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. He was educated in Barry and Norbury, London. Nathan served as a sports reporter for several newspapers, including Britain's The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph covering various sporting events.

He was the only son of Jack and Laura Nathan. He lost his parents early and was raised by his uncle and aunt in Norbury.

He was one of the first children to stay at British Mooseheart in Winscombe, Somerset in 1933. He was an enthusiastic fraternalist with the Loyal Order of Moose, who he served, with distinction from 1945 to 1966.

He served in the Home Guard, (who were also known as the Local Defence Volunteers), in Cardiff during the Second World War.

He became a sports reporter on initially regional newspapers in Cardiff, before joining Kemsley Newspapers in 1945, with 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Sunday Graphic'. With a change of ownership, he was transferred to Associated Newspapers in 1952. He was active in the National Union of Journalists, rising to 'Father of the Chapel'. Following the expected demise of "The Sunday Graphic" in December 1960, he joined 'The Sunday Telegraph' in 1961 and he also moved from "The Daily Sketch" to The Daily Telegraph' in 1963. He was a sports sub-editor at his death.

He was killed in a train accident at Chelsfield, Kent, aged 43. He left a widow and four children.

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