In memory ofWarrant Officer class 2James Joseph Zuntiwho died on 23 Nov 1943 |
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R107172 Warrant Officer 2 (No. 50 Squadron RAF air gunner) James Joseph Zunti (b.1916) of Luseland was KIA 19431123 and is buried at Berlin 1939-45 war cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany. Zunti's Lancaster was lost during a raid on the German capital. He was the son of Jacob and Mary (Brundler) Zunti, a Swiss couple who homesteaded SE21-37-24-W3 southeast of Donegal in 1906. James was born on the homestead, educated at Deer Lodge school and farmed with his family. He spent two years as an agriculture student at the University of Saskatchewan before enlistung at Saskatoon in 1941. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration | 381 - Grass Lake | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cemetery or memorial location | Berlin 1939-45 war cemetery, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
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Geo-memorial | Zunti Lake, Saskatchewan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial location | 55.4333°N / 104.7333°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial NTS map reference | 73P7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Geo-memorial details | West of Stanley Mission. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19160202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Donegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of enlistment | 19410603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of enlistment | Saskatoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence on enlistment | Luseland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | farmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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