'On September 27th, 1918, near Ribecourt, he was acting as forward observation officer for the group. Seeing an enemy 7.7cm gun shooting at our infantry at close range from a sunken road, he worked up to them single handed and covered them with his pistol. They bolted, and he pursued them, whereupon the No 1 of the detachment turned at bay with his pistol. This NCO he shot, on which the other four gunners surrendered. After bringing them in to the nearest party of infantry, he used the gun against the enemy for some hours as long as suitable targets offered themselves. He did splendid work.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 15 February 1919

Regimental number	11/1617
Address	Suhoro, Ruakituri near Gisborne
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Father, J W Nolan, Solicitor, Gisborne
Rank on embarkation	Sergeant Major
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rank	2nd Lieutenant
Final unit	1st Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
Medals	Military Cross 'On September 27th, 1918, near Ribecourt, he was acting as forward observation officer for the group. Seeing an enemy 7.7cm gun shooting at our infantry at close range from a sunken road, he worked up to them single handed and covered them with his pistol. They bolted, and he pursued them, whereupon the No 1 of the detachment turned at bay with his pistol. This NCO he shot, on which the other four gunners surrendered. After bringing them in to the nearest party of infantry, he used the gun against the enemy for some hours as long as suitable targets offered themselves. He did splendid work.' Source: London Gazette Date: 15 February 1919
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth