Nugent SA 1 Sqn AFC

[Guest steveb21]

Mates,

Can you confirm the award of a MID to Lt Stanislus Acton Nugent with 1 Sqn AFC during the war.

I was unable to find this on the AWM site but there is an award slip for the award in his personal file.

Since the slip was in his file I would believe he was indeed awarded the MID.

Do you know why he was given an MID?

He was a pilot with 1 Sqn AFC in Egypt Palestine with no victories I can find.

Cheers

S.B

[Guest steveb21]

Did some checking and it may have been for shooting down one of six Albatross DVa near Amman 28th June 1918 with Lt Finlay.

I didn't notice Nunan being awarded this aircraft so it must have gone to Finlay?

S.B

[Andrew Smith]

Did some checking and it may have been for shooting down one of six Albatross DVa near Amman 28th June 1918 with Lt Finlay.

I didn't notice Nunan being awarded this aircraft so it must have gone to Finlay?

S.B

G'day Steve,

The original post has the surname Nugent, your second post is Nunan, I assume it is Nunan, can you just clarify please.

Regards,

Andrew.

[Guest steveb21]

Sorry Mate,

My mistake probily why I missed him the first time in the records.

It is Lt Stan Nunan of 1 Sqn and I confirmed his claim of a kill on the 28th June 1918 was granted as a victory.

Who he shot down I havn't found out yet.

Thanks

S.B

[Andrew Smith]

G'day Steve,

I have looked at the London Gazette site and couldn't find him. That doesn't mean anything though as the LG website's search engine is to put it mildly stuffed.

I will hopefully be catching up with Mark Lax when I am next in Canberra and I will ask him if he knows when and if Nunan was MID.

Regards,

Andrew