Hunt, James Turner
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Turner |
Surname | Hunt |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 11-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Hunt and Mary Elizabeth Hunt (née Turner), of Rathgar Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Husband of Vivian Beatrice Hunt (née Pink), of Winnipeg, whom he married on 15 November 1941 in St Mathews Church, Winnipeg. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM303 |
Markings | ZN-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. B. 2. |
Epitaph | A TREASURED MEMORY IN HEART AND HOME. WINNIPEG, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16904 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Squadron Motto | Pro libertate (For freedom) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Hunt Island, Manitoba; Within Maria Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 3 September 1918. His parents were both born in Darwen, Lancashire and they married in Canada in 1912. He had been an Apprentice electrician at Kummen-Shipman Electric Company before enlisting. He had been wounded whilst flying with F/Sgt Lace on their 5th operation, 28-29 August 1942. He flew 22 Ops with Lace having joined this crew on its 4th operation. This was his 2nd op with the Hayward crew. F/Sgt Lace survived the war, flew another tour on 49Sqdn and was awarded a DFC and an AFC post war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1943 |
End Date | 12-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (50% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Syerston at 1732 hrs detailed to attack targets in Wilhelmshaven was intercepted by night fighter Oblt Paul Zorner of 2/NJG3 at 2044 hrs and shot down over Borkum. There were no survivors |