Philip Rodney NIGHTINGALE Capt/Lt Col/Major OBE

[bendywendy]

Can anyone help with the living relatives of Philip Rodney Nightingale and his wife Annie Barnard Pierce.
Did they have a dau Margaret E Nightingale (*)?? and 2 sons Michael D and Robert F ??

P R Nightingale was born 1896 Horsforth, Yorkshire son to John & Louisa Nightingale, he also had a sister
Florence Annie a little older than him. His father John was a Medical Practioner.  They lived at The Green, Horsforth, W. Yorks.

P R Nightingale was a Cadet/Lt Col/Major during his army career in WW1 & WW2. He was made an OBE possibly WW2.

I know he spent time in Australia and I think he may have lived in Jersey??

He wrote the book  A History of the East Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of York's Own) in the War of 1939-45  as Lt Col P R Nightingale  OBE.

I have found a Will of same name in Jersey Heritage, but as I don't live anywhere near Jersey I don't know if this is the same person, if anyone could help with this I do have the info.

 Someone overseas has found something of his and would like to return it to his relatives
 
Kind regards
bendywendy

(*)Moderator Comment: recent date and place of birth removed as this person could still be alive- please remember not to post details of anyone who could still be living.
I am very sorry abt that, it just didn't occur to me at the time, thanks for removing

[bendywendy]

Does anyone know if these peoples are related to Philip Rodney Nightingale???


LE ROSSIGNOL    Wilfred John 

[Spelt Wilfrid on Nataonal Archives of Canada] Private using both 57701 and 920114, 14th Battalion, Canadian   Infantry (Quebec Regiment).
Died   on Monday 2nd September 1918. Age  24. (Served  as NIGHTINGALE).
Born  29th January 1894 in Jersey. Son of Mrs. Philip Le Rossignol, of Cora Lodge, Bulwarke Hill, St Aubins, Jersey, Channel Islands.

At the time of First Enlistment, 14th February 1916 in Vancouver, his next of kin is listed as his father, Mr P Nightingale, Labeyhouse, Mint-Les-Beaux, St-al-Jersey. He was then living at 900 Hastings Street, West, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and was a single man, driver by trade. At this time he stated having been 2 years in the Jersey Militia. He is recorded as being age 22 years and a ½ month, height 5 feet 8 inches, girth 40½ inches, complexion ruddy, eyes blue, hair brown, religion Church of England. He had a tattoo on his right forearm of a girl. He also had a wart in the centre of his back. His vision was stated as 20/60 in both eyes. He was passed fit the first time 14th February 1916 and served in the militia with the 55th Battalion, Irish Canadian Rangers.

At the Second Enlistment, 2nd November 1916 in Montreal, he was living at The Kingston House, Craig Street, Montreal and was now 22 years and 9 months. His father, Philip Nightingale was still listed as next of kin living at Labey House, Mont Les Vaux, St Aubins, Jersey. At this time his occupation was listed as labourer and he was still a single man. His girth had reduced to 39 inches, his complexion was now described as light and his hair fair with an additional tattoo on his left forearm of a flag. He was passed fit on the same day.

Commemorated  on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France.

There are two sets of attestation papers in the National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7334 - 24
http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=&s2=&s3=920114&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=CEF6PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CEF6&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html&r=1&f=G

Note..  maybe the Will of Philip Rodney Nightingale, Jersey, Channel Islands may shed some light upon these persons above if related.

bendywendy

[bendywendy]

How can I find his death if it occurred in Jersey???
I have looked at several different websites and cannot find a reference to Jersey BMD's.
bendywendy

[bendywendy]

ANNIE  BARNARD  PIERCE

Parents:  James William Pearce  &  Ann Elizabeth Barnard
Birth: 1897  Ondit, Victoria, Australia
Residence: 1919 Beeac, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
Residence: 1924 Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria
Marriage:  Apr 1936 age 39 yrs Manchester South, Lancashire to Philip Rodney  Nightingale

The Pearce family goes back to Australia and Tasmania
The Barnard family goes back to Australia only for Annie Barnard Pierce, her parents are from Unknown

Taking note of her age at marriage, she would have been at the upper end of child bearing years, if they did
have children.

[bendywendy]

Linking all the threads together for these folk...

Australia
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=536716.new#new

West Yorkshire, England
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=536621.new#new

Kent, England
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=536776.new#new

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[cando]

Someone overseas has found something of his and would like to return it to his relatives

bendywendy

http://www.goolecourier.co.uk/community/readers-letters/bid_to_find_artist_s_family_1_3437164
Is this the article [painting] you mention...and the author lives in Western Australia 

Cando

[bendywendy]

Hi Cando
Yes, this is the lady I am in contact with.

Jersey
Can anyone help with accessing the following at the Jersey Heritage, I have emailed them to ask if they could give some details, but the Auto Reply states it could be sometime before someone reads it.


Jersey Heritage Trust

D/Y/B1/71 D/Y/B1/71/66 Will and Testament of Lieutenant Colonel Philip Rodney Nightingale, of La Vallette, Mont Cambrai, Millbrook. Dated 24/02/1956. [Includes two closed documents] 18/12/1962 - 18/12/1962   

Kind regards
bendywendy

[bendywendy]

I have just googled this address

La Vallette, Mont Cambrai, Millbrook and it is showing as being in Pennsylvania, USA

can anyone in Jersey confirm if this address exists/ed in Jersey itself, otherwise I cannot understand
why his Will will be in the Jersey Heritage archives??

By what has been found so far about him, there dosen't appear to be another of same name.

bendywendy

[la grande-méthe]

Yes that address does exist in Jersey. If you go back to the Jersey Heritage site and instead of searching under names you search under places you will see that in 1941 the occupants were Arthur and Mary Ann Le Rossignol, so a probable tie in there with Wilfred Le Rossignol.

The fact that the Jersey Archive holds a copy of P R Nightingale's will means that probate must have been granted in Jersey. This does not necessarily mean that he lived here but he must at least have either owned property or had bank accounts in the island.

I can look at the will later this week but the Archive is only open Tues - Thurs which is probably why you got an automated response.