Herbert Thomas NIEHUS

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Service Number:	3876
Enlisted:	17 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soapmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery Plot 1V, Row H, Grave 32, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill B.H.D. & W.E.U. Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial

17 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3876, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
7 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 3876, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 3876, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 27th Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Serapeum
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3876, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3876 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16

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Son of Henry Niehus and Sarah Niehus nee Stokes of Broken Hill, NSW. Brother of William Henry Niehus, Bertha Amelia Niehus and Ernest George Niehus

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal