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Bernard Lawrence NUGENT

Regimental number4823
Date of birth13 September 1895
Place of birthMosman, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMosman, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.8
Height5' 4"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Nugent, Gordon Street, Mosman, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Naval reserve.
Enlistment date1 August 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Discharge date28 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 5 April 1918.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 6 July 1918.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 14 March 1919; discharged, 4 June 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 83 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Frankfurt', 1 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 28 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: service No N101276.
Date of death21 May 1962
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, NUGENT Bernard Lawrence

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