VENABLES, Cyril Albert
| Service Number: | 122157 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 January 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Laura, South Australia, 16 December 1924 |
| Home Town: | Laura, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1943, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Plot C. Row D. Grave 7., Port Pirie General Cemetery, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| 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 | |
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| 20 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 20 Jan 1943: | Enlisted 122157 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography 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
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Uriah Alfred and Bessie Lavina Venables, 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.
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