Johannes Gerhardus NYHUIS

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NYHUIS, Johannes Gerhardus

Service Number:	3786823
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born:	Holland, the Netherlands, 9 March 1945
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Cancer, 2 April 2023, aged 78 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

10 May 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3786823, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Gary Townsend

John was a 1st intake National Service man and completed his recruit training at 2 RTB. In September 1965 he was transferred directly to C Company, 5 RAR to undergo his Infantry Corps training. He then was a late addition to the Band as a side-drummer, and attached to 4 Platoon as a stretcher-bearer. On 21 February 1967, in the Long Hai mine incident, 7 men were killed-in-action or died of wounds and 22 men were wounded-in-action, including John.

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