Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (599 Corpl: W. Nugent. Mil: Foot Police.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £40-£50

William Nugent was born in Bermondsey, Surrey, in 1874 and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Woolwich, Kent, on 18 October 1892, having previously served in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 1 March 1899, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 18 October 1899 to 13 November 1902 (also entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, and Belfast.) Promoted Corporal on 15 June 1906, and Sergeant on 23 February 1910, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 92 of 1911, and was discharged on 17 October 1913, after 21 years’ service.

Sold with copied record of service.