Major-General Oliver Nugent: The Irishman who led the Ulster Division in the Great War
by Nicholas Perry
Oliver Nugent, Ireland’s longest-serving divisional commander of the Great War, led the Ulster Division on the western front from 1915 to 1918.
Facing the challenges of divisional command during pivotal moments of the war, from the heroic but doomed assault at Thiepval in July 1916, through the triumph of Messines and the heartbreaking failure at Ypres Nugent also had to manage the Ulster Division’s political dimension, with its roots in the pre-war Ulster Volunteer Force.
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(With thanks to the Foundation, via email)
Chris
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