Service number | 18026, NX15737 |
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Ranks Held | Captain, Major, Lieutenant |
Birth Date | 1920-07-22 |
Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Leichhardt |
Final Rank | Major |
Service | Royal Australian Infantry |
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Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1952-11-25 Published in London Gazette in 1952-03-04 Published in London Gazette in 1941-10-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1952-03-20 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1952-11-27 |
Major Henry William Nicholls
Description
Henry William Nicholls, NX15737, MC, 'Z' Special Unit, formerly of 1 Australian parachute Battalion and 2/1 Australian Pioneer Battalion served in Benghazi and Tobruk where he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at the age of 20, he celebrated his 21st birthday during the siege of Tobruk. After service in Palestine, Nicholls returned to Australia and qualified as a paratrooper. In 1943 he joined Z Special Unit. Operating in New Guinea he led a party ashore in the Wewak area prior to its capture by 6th Australian Division and in Borneo helped recover the six survivors of the Sandakan death march. Nicholls was discharged after the war, but in 1950, he re-joined the army to fight in Korea.
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 04 March 1952 on page 1279 at position 3
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 20 March 1952 on page 1953 at position 8
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 25 November 1952 on page 6214 at position 3
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 27 November 1952 on page 4452 at position 1
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/1st Pioneer Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 21 October 1941 on page 6086 at position 6
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
Timeline
Date of birth | 22 July 1920 |
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