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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 – 58 2nd Dublin 1859 Western Australia 1862-1869 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 | Nit 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 | 4th March 1869 Sydney New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The only recorded burial of a Robert Nugent in 1869 in New South Wales is at Braidwood about 200 miles south of Sydney. |