Lance Corporal Nicholls en tinued to Tead a section of his platoon al though "wounded in the arm by shrapnel. 'The company was subject ed to heavy machine-gun fire as it came over a small ridge Corporal Nicholls seized a Bren gun, dashed towards enemy machine-guns, firing from che tp. He silenced' three Vimachine-guns suthough spain severely. wounded and then engored German fantts, cotising many casualties and firing until his ammunition was expended, He was wounded at least four times.
"There is no doubt his gallant sation was instrumental in enabling his company. to reach its objective and causing the enemy to fall back shind the River Schelét," the award states. Corporal Nicholls since has been "reported killed in action Reuter,
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