Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A K.P.M. awarded to Chief Officer William Nicholls, Municipal Fire Brigade, Bombay Police, who had earlier served in the London Municipal Fire Brigade and been awarded the L.C.C. silver medal for Bravery

King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (William Nicholls, Ch. Officer M.F.B. Bombay Police) extremely fine £300-400

K.P.M. London Gazette 3 January 1911.

Chief Officer William Nicholls, K.P.M., Municipal Fire Brigade, Bombay Police, was the first ‘Chief Officer’ of the Bombay Fire Brigade and a former ‘decorated’ Fireman with the London Municipal Fire Brigade, in which force he had been one of the ‘first’ recipients of a silver gallantry medal awarded by the London City Council. Only 82 awards of the L.C.C. Bravery Medal in silver were awarded - the last presented in 1936. William Nicholls received his in the first ever batch of awards made, on 6 May 1881. At that time he was a 3rd Class Fireman and the decoration was awarded to him in respect of his great personal bravery performed in saving the life of a person from a fire at Villiers Street, Strand, London, on 10 December 1877.

His K.P.M. was awarded to him in respect of his long and distinguished service as Chief of the Bombay Fire Brigade from which he retired in 1912. With copied research.

Please note revised estimate