Christoffel Venter
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Major-General Christoffel 'Boetie' Venter Template:Post-nominals, (1 November 1892Template:Snd20 February 1977) was a South African military commander.
Military career
He joined the 7th Mounted Rifles in 1912 then the 5th SAMR in August 1914 for service in South West Africa. He joined 1 South African Infantry Battalion in 1916 and served in France until he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in February 1917. He was shot down and captured in 1918. He won the DFC and bar and was credited with 16 aerial victories, and joined the South African Air Force in 1922.[1]Template:Rp
He commanded 1 Squadron SAAF and served as Officer Commanding Wits Command in 1936.[2]
He was Template:Em from 1940 to 1945.[2] After World War II, he was managing director of South African Airways.
Honours and awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Then Major General Venter was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1944[3]
The notice in the London Gazette reads as follows:
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The KING has been graciously pleased, on the advice of His Majesty's Ministers for the Union of South Africa, to give orders for the following appointment to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
To be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Temporary Major General Christoffel Johannes Venter, D.F.C., South African Staff Corps
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Lieutenant Venter was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918. The notice in the London Gazette reads as follows:
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Lt. Christoffel Johannes Venter.
During recent operations this officer shot down five enemy aeroplanes, one of which he followed down to 500 feet, when it was seen to fall.[4][5]
He is a bold and skilful airman.
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Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross
In November 1918 he was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross
The notice in the London Gazette reads as follows:
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Lt. (T./Capt.) Christoffel Johannes Venter, D.F.C. A brilliant patrol leader, who has since May last destroyed eleven enemy machines. In an engagement between six of our machines and nine of the enemy, five of the latter were destroyed, Captain Venter accounting for one. Later on the same day he, in company with three other officers, engaged four Fokkers. In the combat that followed all four enemy machines were destroyed, this officer shooting down one.[4][6]
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- File:GRE Order of the Phoenix - Gold Cross BAR.png Order of the Phoenix (Greece)[7]
- File:BEL Militair Kruis 1klasse BAR.svg Military Cross (Belgium)[7]
See also
External links
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Sources
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- 1892 births
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