| Regimental number | 6904 |
| Place of birth | Beetaloo, South Australia |
| School | Laura Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Laura, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E E Venables, Laura, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 24th (Flinders) Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Laura, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 19.10 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Uriah Alfred (d. 3 August 1939, aged 69; bu. Laura Cemetery) and Eliza Edith (d. 2 April 1946, aged 72; bu. Laura Cemetery) VENABLES, Laura, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 30 October 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 29 November 1917; discharged from hospital, 17 December 1917 (no futher details recorded); disembarked devonport, England, 27 December 1917, and marched in to 6th Training Bn, Fovant. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 6 April 1918. Killed in action, 29 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, VENABLES Richard David |
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