Regimental number | 47 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 53 Sebastopol Street, East Mrs St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | A Nugent,53 Sebastopol Street 9 Jervois Street, East St Kilda, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on brother's RoH circular as Ernest Ramsey NUGENT. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations near Estrees on 3-4 October, 1918. He led stretcher bearer parties out over the shell swept area and was responsible for bringing in many wounded. During the attack at dawn on 4 October he went forward and attended to wounded under heavy machine gun fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1765 Frank Septimus NUGENT, 22nd Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, July-August 1916. |