Oliver Nugent

Sir

Oliver Stewart Wood Nugent

KCB DSO
Born(1860-11-09)9 November 1860
Aldershot, Hampshire, England[1]
Died31 May 1926(1926-05-31) (aged 65)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1882−1920
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Munster Fusiliers
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands41st Brigade
36th (Ulster) Division
Meerut Division
Battles / warsChitral Expedition
Hazara Expedition of 1888
Second Boer War
First World War
* Battle of the Somme
Awards

Major-General Sir Oliver Stewart Wood Nugent, KCB, DSO (9 November 1860[2] – 31 May 1926) was a British Army officer known for his command of the 36th (Ulster) Division during the First World War and particularly at the Battle of the Somme.

  1. ^ Nugent 2007, p. 1.
  2. ^ "Major General Sir Oliver Nugent, by Dr Ian Adamson OBE". Impala Publishers Blog Page. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2019.