Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Second World War M.M. group of six awarded to Marine C. Nicholls, 43 Royal Marine Commando, for the raid on the island of Brac during ‘Operation Flounced’

Military Medal, G.VI.R. (Ply.X.2570 Mne., R.M.) naming largely officially re-impressed; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Itlay Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted court style as worn, very fine (6) £2000-2500

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1945. ‘For great courage and exemplary behavior whilst carrying out commando operations under heavy enemy fire off the Jugoslavian coast’.

Marine Charles Nicholls, Royal Marines, of 43 Royal Marine Commandos, was awarded the M.M. from his bravery in action during Operation Flounced - a joint Yugoslav Partisan and British Commando raid on the German held island of Brac, 2/3 June 1944.

Recommendation states: ‘Mne. Nicholls was one of a party who had to go forward from his Tp to blow a gap through wire and a minefield under very heavy MG and Mortar fire. He was badly wounded while doing this, but he went back and brought the Tp through the gap. In order that the men should be able to see where the gap was he stood up in the bright moonlight and beconed them on. He was continuously under fire from a post about 20 yards through the wire. When the Tp was through he went on with them disregarding his wounds completely. He showed outstanding courage and disregard for his own safety, though in great pain’. With copied research.