Anton NIEUWENHOUT OAM

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NIEUWENHOUT, Anton

Service Number:	3787048
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)
Born:	Rotterdam, Holland, 18 January 1945
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Cancer, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia , 23 January 2022, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Vietnam War Service

10 May 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3787048, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR)

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Tony, a National Serviceman, completed his recruit training at 2 RTB, Puckapunyal. On 15 September 1965 he was posted to 5 RAR, Charlie Company, 7 Platoon and received his Corps training with the Battalion. He then joined Bravo Company, 4 Platoon and deployed to South Vietnam on 10 May 1966. During Operation Renmark, Tony was wounded in action while 4 Platoon was involved in a firefight with a group of Viet Cong. He was Medevaced to Australia, arriving on 9 March 1967. ^{- Courtesy of Gary Townsend}

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