| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| School | Superior Public School, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Address | The Moorings, 54 Dalton Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 37 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss H Nugent, The Moorings, 54 Dalton Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 5.5 years in the Queanbeyan Mounted Rifles; for 1.5 years in the South African War with De Lisle's Column, winning the Queen's Medal with six clasps; as Captain in the Cadet Corps, Broken Hill, NSW, for 4.5 years; and as a Lt in the 24th Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Broken Hill, NSW, for 2.5 years; ten months as an instructor in NSW camps before embarking for overseas service with the AIF. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 13th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
| Age at death | 40.4 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 26), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 70 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James William and Mary Ann NUGENT. Native of Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 60266 Pte William Guildford NUGENT, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 9 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 26 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 January 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 18 April 1917. Wounded in action, 4 July 1918 (gun shot wound, left groin); died of wounds, 7 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |