Cyril Albert VENABLES

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VENABLES, Cyril Albert

Service Number:	122157
Enlisted:	20 January 1943, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Aircraftman
Last Unit:	No. 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 3 Air Observers School Port Pirie
Born:	Laura, South Australia, Australia, 16 December 1924
Home Town:	Laura, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Laura Public School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1943, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Royal Australian Air Force. Plot C. Row D. Grave 7
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laura District Honour Roll, Laura War Memorial, Port Pirie RAAF K9380 and L5654 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles

World War 2 Service

20 Jan 1943:	Involvement 122157
20 Jan 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 122157, No. 2 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 3 Air Observers School Port Pirie, Adelaide, SA
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Uriah Alfred VENABLES and Bessie Lavina nee HUXLEY, of Laura.

Profound regret was expressed at Laura on Friday last when it became known that AC1 Cyril Venables, RAAF, aged 19 years, had met his death whilst training at a South Australian airfield, in which several otner airmen lost their lives. The deceased was educated at the Laura Public School and was employed in the butchering business of Mr. L. E. Rohrlach, prior to enlisting in the RAAF in December, 1942. He had also trained in Victoria.
He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Venables of Laura, other members of the family are four brothers, Robert, Eric, Richard and Erney. The funeral was on Sunday morning.
We join with many others in tendering our sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones in their sad loss.

Biography contributed by David Barlow

AC Cyril Albert Venables 122157 was an armament assistant acting as the drogue operator aboard Fairey Battle L5654 when it had a mid-air collision with Fairey Battle K9380 during air to air gunnery practice - the pilot of L5654 was 423173 Sergeant Ninness

SGT Johns 428024 was the pilot of Fairey Battle K9380 and onboard were 3 trainee gunners: LAC Gardiner 432548 / LAC Griffith 432506 / LAC Grant 419616

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