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| Name | NUGENT – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 60th Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 949 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22 June 1832 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Fair / Blue / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 5 months Jamaica – 2 years 11 months Quebec – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 34 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th June 1853 / Birr Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1853 – 1858 2nd Dublin 1859 Western Australia 1862 – 1864 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1814 Newtown Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1862 transferred to Sydney but not clear how and when left Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | See further information |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Robert Nugent 949 private 60th rifles location at sea Jamaica 1851 Robert Nugent 949 private 60th rifles location Kilkenny Discharge due to an ulcer on the cornea of his left eye and worn out. The only recorded death of a Robert Nugent in New South Wales 1864 to 1890 that approximately fits his age range is 1869 at Braidwood about 200 miles south of Sydney aged 50 so born c1819 |
