| Regimental number | 38574 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gore |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Albert Edward Nightingale, Maunu, Whangarei |
| Previous military service | Served in 3rd Auckland Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Whangarei |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LI, Row H, Grave No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert Edward and Eliza Jane Nightingale, Whangarei, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Previously reported wounded, now reported wounded and missing, believed killed, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Gifford. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 36 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380717 |