NUGENT Herbert Cecil

28 February 1917 Enlisted at Brisbane Queensland Australia. 31 October 1917 Embarked Sydney New South Wales Australia. 25 December 1917 Disembarked at Devonport England. 26 December 1917 Private marched in to 1st Training Battalion Sutton Veny England from Australia. 29 January 1918 Admitted Military Hospital Sutton Veny England (influenza). 05 February 1918 Discharged to Training Depot. 01 April 1918 Proceeded o/seas to France to reinforce 15th Battalion ex Sutton Veny via Dover. Marched in to Medical Board Base Depot Calais France ex Reinforcements. 17 April 1918 Private taken on strength of 15th Bn. A.I.F. (ex 26/9th Bn. A.I.F.) from Med. Board Base Dep. Calais. 10 August 1918 Wounded in action. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance (GSW Face and Right Arm). 18 August 1918 Invalided to UK wounded. Admitted Central Military Hospital Eastbourne (gun shot wound right arm and face severe). 11 September 1918 Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford England. 13 September 1918 Discharged from 3rd Auxiliary Hospital. Granted furlough and to report to No. 1 Command Depot on 27 September 1918. 21 October 1918 Marched out from Sutton Veny to O/Seas Tng. Brigade. 15 January 1919 Marched out from 12th Tng. Btn. To Concentration Camp No. 15 Camp Codford England. 09 March 1919 Embarked England for return to Australia per “Kashmir”. 23 April 1919 Arrived Melbourne Victoria Australia for Brisbane Queensland Australia. 26 May 1919 Date of discharge. Herbert had 2 other brothers who served during WW1; Reginald Nugent S/No. 898 and Arthur Sedgwick Nugent S/No. 7199. Along with the three brothers, their father Ronald Reginald Nugent S/No. 2173 also served.

Pomona State School Roll of Honor, Pomona State School, Station Street, Pomona (as B Nugent);

Shire of Noosa Roll of Honor, Shire Council Chambers, Pelican Street, Tewantin (as B Nugent)