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London, Middlesex [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Epping, Essex [2]

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Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

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Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [2]

Walmer [2]

Addlestone England [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1]

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Cheveley, Cambridgeshire [1]

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Clunes Victoria [1]

Cunnamulla Queensland [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devon [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eckington, Derbyshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [618]

Gunner [64]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [40]

Driver [37]

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [14]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Guardsman [4]

Rifleman [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Agent [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77]

Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Royal Engineers [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

London Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Essex Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [914]

Royal Navy [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [1160]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1149]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

India [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Epping, Essex [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Tottenham, London [2] Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [2] Walmer [2] Addlestone England [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Astley Bridge Bolton Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bay Of Islands [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canlington England [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cheshire [1] Chesterton, Cambridge [1] Cheveley, Cambridgeshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Cunnamulla Queensland [1] Darjeeling [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Deptford, London [1] Devon [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eckington, Derbyshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [618] Gunner [64] Corporal [44] Serjeant [40] Driver [37] Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [16] Captain [14] Pioneer [13] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Able Seaman [4] Guardsman [4] Rifleman [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Agent [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Gunner [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Conductor [1] Flying Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77] Army Service Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [66] Royal Engineers [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Machine Gun Corps [38] London Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Essex Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Suffolk Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] Cambridgeshire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [914] Royal Navy [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [1160] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1149] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31] India [1]

Joe Nightingale

Born 1879

Died 1941

British Army Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40993 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 672572 Private Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company

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Jacob Nightingale

Born 1879

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138735

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Albert Henry Nightingale

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 155828 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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Guy Warneford Nightingale

Born 1890

Died 1935

British Army Lieutenant Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Brevet Major Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Victor Reginald Nightingale

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3/8908 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 43323 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 21130 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Nightingale

Died 1917

British Army 26464 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Francis Thomas Nightingale

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5480 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John William Nightingale

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 22788 Private Suffolk Regiment 13th Battalion

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Sylvester Nightingale

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153324

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet

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James Henry Nightingale

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60342

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Anthony Nightingale

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 16L/4063 Private Lancers

British Army 16L/4063 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Albert Nightingale

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34269

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William Nightingale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39127

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George William Nightingale

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy 762 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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John Nightingale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145368

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Charles Henry Nightingale

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118429

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William Nightingale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33480

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Herbert Nightingale

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116251

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William Nightingale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45528

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Albert George Nightingale

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95371

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