Hector Alexander NUGENT

Date of birth18 October 1887
Place of birthBrunswick Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Address19 Errol Avenue, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.5
Height5' 7"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ivy Nugent, 19 Errol Avenue, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date1 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameInfantry Brigade 5, 15th Company, Army Service Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/103/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Train
Promotions

Major


Unit: 2nd Division Train
Promotion date: 12 March 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 20 July 1919
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Order of the British Empire


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Discharge date10 November 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Valncia', 20 July 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 10 November 1919.

Medals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No NX127362.
Date of death23 April 1948
Age at death60
Place of burialVictorian Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, NUGENT Hector Alexander