Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles

Details

Location Federation Rd & May St, Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists - South Australia, Australia
Type memorial
Description

Small park containing a saluting dais and three flagpoles. A small raised garden on the left contains three brass plaques set in concrete

Built Not yet discovered
Opened Not yet discovered
Inscription

Plaque at left:

COMMEMORATIVE PARK FOR AIRMENFEDERATION ROADTHIS PARK WAS ESTABLISHED TO HONORAIRMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILSTTRAINING FOR ACTIVE SERVICE AT THE PORTPIRIE AIR SCHOOL DURING WORLD WAR 11__________THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED ON OCTOBER 31,1982BYAIR COMMODORE J.A.PAULE, DSO, AFCOFFICER COMMANDING R.A.A.F. EDINBURGH S.A.

Plaque in centre:

AIRMEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN SERVICEAT PORT PIRIE

 

Plaque added below:

EDWARD WILLIAM LIEBECK PLTOFFDIED OF ILLNESS WHILST STATIONED AT PORT PIRIE

Plaque on right:

THIS AREA WAS SELECTED AS THECOMMEMORATIVE PARK FOR AIRMEN BECAUSEOF ITS PROXIMITY TO A SITE SOME 100 METRES NORTH, WHERE THREE AIRMEN LOSTTHEIR LIVES IN THE CRASH OF A FAIREYBATTLE AIRCRAFT IN MAY 1943. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK WAS CARRIED OUT BYTHE PORT PIRIE CITY COUNCILANDTHE LIONS CLUB OF PORT PIRIE

Condition

MAINTAINED BY: Port Pirie Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil, main photgraph taken looking to the west

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Names

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JOHNS, Robert Henry

Service number 428024
Sergeant
Born 27 Jul 1924

VENABLES, Cyril Albert

Service number 122157
Aircraftman
No. 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 3 Air Observers School Port Pirie
Royal Australian Air Force
Born 16 Dec 1924

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