| Regimental number | 707 |
| Place of birth | Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| School | Board School, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Shop assistant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Richard Nicholls, William 4th Hotel, Newcastle on Tyne, England |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, E Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served as a Sergeant in the Church Lads' Brigade, Tenby, and as a Captain in the Brigade in Llanbradach, Wales. He was a member of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons, Ipswich, Qld, and one of the chief singers in the Cambrian Church, Ipswich. He participated in the landing at Gallipoli and in every subsequent attack there. Was twice wounded, and for his gallantry was commissioned. Was wounded at Pozieres, France. While on leave in 1917 he married Miss Lily May Fuell (18 September 1916) from the Llanbradach Parish. On his death, the parish magazine published an article about him, noting that "It appears he had just returned from an inspection of some part of the trench that his Battalion held, and had then retired to his dugout to sleep. A shell burst near the entrance to the dugout and when a fellow officer returned he found Captain Nicholls had been killed by the concussion." |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Guedecourt, near Bapaume, France |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 9), Lesbouefs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Catherine NICHOLLS; husband of Lilian May NICHOLLS, 3 Central Terrace, Llanbradach, Cardiff, Wales. Native of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
Postal Address:
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