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John Fitzgerald NUGENT

Regimental number455
Place of birthMackay, Queensland
SchoolSt Vincent's (Catholic) School, Nudgee, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
Address36 Burnley Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kathleen Nugent, 46 Burnley Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date28 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollCamel Corps
FateReturned to Australia 21 May 1917
Place of death or woundingGaza, Palestine
Age at death22.10
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialWoltemade Cemetery (Cemetery 4, Block I, Grave No. 99A), Cape Town, South Africa
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Died of meningits 15th August, 1917. Parents: Laurence J. and Catherine F. NUGENT, 7 Thornbury Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland

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