Brigadier General George Colborne Nugent, MVO (22 February 1864 – 31 May 1915) was a British Army officer who served on the staff during the Second Boer War, was closely involved in training the Territorial Force, and was killed in action whilst leading an infantry brigade in action in May 1915 during the Great War.

George Colborne was born on 22 February 1864, the eldest son of Sir Edmund Charles Nugent, 3rd Baronet of Waddesdon (1839–1928) and his wife Evelyn Henrietta Gascoigne.

[8][9] In October 1899 Nugent and his brigadier were transferred to Cape Colony as part of the troop build-up for the Second Boer War.

He sent Colville off with his brigade to assault Gun Hill; although the attack was a failure, Nugent was mentioned in dispatches for the first time for his work that night.

[8] As commanding officer (CO) of the battalion, Nugent was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) by King Edward VII in January 1909.

[31] In October, the 2nd London Division was selected for service on the Western Front, where the BEF under Field Marshal Sir John French was engaged in heavy fighting, and progressive training was carried out through the winter.

During a quiet period of trench-holding, Nugent was killed by a stray bullet on 31 May,[2][33] "in "Sidbury" Trench near Point Fixe.