| Regimental number | 5091 |
| Place of birth | Oxley, Queensland |
| School | Rangeville, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Henry Nicholls, Perth & Stewart Streets, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5901A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Messines, died at 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 20.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No. 2), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 149 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Henry and Maria C. NICHOLLS, Stuart Street, Toowoomba, Queensland. Native of Oxley, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Bertram NICHOLLS, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 January 1919; Sister: Staff Nurse Ruby NICHOLLS, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 2 July 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |