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Anna Maxwell (1851–1929), the American Florence Nightingale; was buried due to her contributions to the Army Nurse Corps; David McCampbell (1910–1996), the US Navy's top World War II fighter ace with 34 kills; Glenn Miller (1904–1944) cenotaph, Army Air Forces Major and well known band leader who disappeared over the English Channel
Florence Nightingale (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing.Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. [4]
The Doctors Surgery and Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall in Holloway. Dethick ⓘ, Lea and Holloway is a civil parish (and, since 1899, an ecclesiastical parish), in the Amber Valley borough of the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027. [1]
His statue by Foley was placed in front of the War Office in Pall Mall, London, and subsequently, following that building's demolition, placed next to A. G. Walker's statue of Florence Nightingale in Waterloo Place, adjacent to the Crimean Monument. [5] Another statue to him stands in Victoria Park, Salisbury, Wiltshire. [6]
Florence Nightingale and Sir Harry Verney. On 24 June 1858, Parthenope married Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet, MP for Buckingham, a supporter of liberal causes and possessor of the family seat, Claydon House. Harry Verney had become involved with the Nightingale after his late wife's request for their daughter to meet Florence Nightingale.
Pages in category "Florence Nightingale Medal recipients" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National Trust says the number of rare nightingale birds has increased as a result. ... Sutton Hoo is thought to be the final resting place of King Raedwald, who ruled East Anglia in the 7th ...
English: Florence Nightingale Memorial wall plaque - she is not buried at St. Paul's - only a memorial to honor her - look for simple tomb in St. Margaret's, East Wellow. Date 1 July 2009