▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Category : L ef ev re ▁Pen ins ula <0x0A> </s> ▁Harry ▁Nich oll s ▁V C ▁( 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross , ▁the ▁highest ▁and ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁award ▁for ▁gall antry ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁British ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁forces . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁a ▁lance - cor por al ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁Gren ad ier ▁Gu ards , ▁British ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁when ▁the ▁following ▁de ed ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁France ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁V C . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁near ▁the ▁River ▁Es ca ut , ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Es quel mes ▁north ▁of ▁Tour na i ▁for ▁ 6   km ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁L ance - Cor por al ▁Nich oll s , ▁although ▁suffering ▁from ▁sh rap nel ▁w ounds ▁in ▁his ▁arm , ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁his ▁section ▁in ▁a ▁counter - att ack ▁against ▁over wh el ming ▁opposition . ▁He ▁advanced ▁over ▁a ▁r idge ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁position ▁became