Lance Corporal Harry Nicholls V.C.
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards
- Born 21 April 1915, Nottingham
- Died 11 September 1975
- Buried in Wilford Hill Cemetery
- Gazetted 30 July 1940
On 21 May 1940, near the River Escaut, in the village of Esquelmes, north of Tournai in Belgium, Lance-Corporal Nicholls, although suffering from shrapnel wounds in his arm, continued to lead his section in a counter-attack against overwhelming opposition.
He advanced over a ridge, and when the position became critical, he rushed forward, putting three enemy machine-guns out of action.
He then attacked massed enemy infantry beyond a second ridge until his ammunition ran out and he was taken prisoner.
