Flt-Sgt Pilot Irwin James EADY

1921 - 1942  (20 years)

• Name	Irwin James EADY
  Prefix	Flt-Sgt Pilot
  Birth	1 Apr 1921	Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Enlisted	4 Nov 1940
  Gravestone	Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	WW II R-74421
  	Address: Howard Cemetery Forester's Falls, Ontario Canada
  WWII service	23 Feb 1942
  	R/74421, 402 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force
  Death	23 Feb 1942	Hurn, Dorset, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Brookwood, Surrey, England   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Address: Brookwood Military Cemetery Surrey England
  Person ID	I42023475	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Harvey Thomas EADY,   b. 21 Dec 1895, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Feb 1960, Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth 'Minnie' BENNETT,   b. 3 Nov 1896, Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 13 May 1992, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1920	Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		089-Eady, Flt-Sgt Irwin James in Military uniform
  		089-Eady, Irwin James
  		089-Eady, Flt-Sgt Irwin with plane (military)
  		Armstrong, Beatty & Irwin Eady from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Military Gravemarker - Sgt. Irwin James Eady; at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey in 1942 from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Mil-Eady, Irwin James (Military) from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Military gravestone - Eady, Sgt. Irwin J. at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, 1958 (crosses have been replaced by gravestones) from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Mil-Eady, Irwin James (military) from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Mil-Eady, Irwin J. (2nd row, 2nd from L) from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Eady, Irwin James military photograph Photograph from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		WWII Honor Roll - Trinity United Church, Forester's Falls PHotograph provided by Faye Mick-Johnston
  		Pembroke War Memorial dedicated to WWII photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2022
  		Pembroke Collegiate Institute WWII Honour Roll Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village Photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 28, 2022
  		Eady, Irwin in front of Eady home From the Collection of Claire Stoppa
  		Curry, Mel Sr. & Irwin Eady From the Collection of Claire Stoppa

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		089-Eady, Irwin Death Notice newspaper clipping, date & paper unknown
  		089-Eady, Irwin James - In Memory Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2762541/EADY,%20IRWIN%20JAMES
  		089-Eady, Irwin James - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial http://www.veterans.gc.ca/images/collections/books/bww2/ww2071.jpg
  		Mil-Eady, Sgt. Irwin J. - memorial service held newspaper clipping from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Military letter - confirming the death of Sgt. Irwin James Eady from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Military letter to inform that Fl. Sgt. Irwin James Eady received promotion after killed in action from the collection of Beth Somerville
  		Eady, Sgt. Pilot Irwin James killed (Military) Newspaper clipping from the collection of Brenda Millar, 2018
  		Eady, Sgt Pilot Irwin Eady dies in plane crash The Ottawa Citizen Feb 28, 1942, p. 2
  		Eady, Sgt Pilot Irwin James killed in action The Cobden Sun, Feb 1942
  		Eady, Flt-Sgt. Irwin - memorial service held Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello
  		Eady, Irwin - letter of condolences to family Document from the collection of Beth Somerville

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		089-Eady, Irwin gravestone Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England The War Graves Photographic Project http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=1107249
  		089-Eady, Irwin James gravestone Brookwood Military Cemetery Brookwood, Surrey, England http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=eady&GSiman=1&GScid=2182707&GRid=17663393&
  		Gravestone-Eady, Harvey & Minnie Eady; Sgt Irwin Eady Howard Cemetery, Forester's Falls, Ontario taken by Fay Bennett

  
  

  Histories

  Eady, Flt-Sgt. Pilot Irwin James Eady - WWII casualty Articles and information compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted

  
  

• Notes

  Occupation farming and diesel operator; cadet corp signals at Pembroke sports track long distance and pole vaulting, hockey, swimming, softball 140 lb, 5' 10" tall; brown eyes & light brown hair Enlisted: Occupation farming and diesel operator; cadet corp signals at Pembroke sports track long distance and pole vaulting, hockey, swimming, softball 140 lb, 5' 10" tall; brown eyes & light brown hair

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Newspaper - The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), Obituary: Irwin Eady is Killed Overseas (Reliability: 3). [S776] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 702748 (Reliability: 3). Overseas, England Irwin James Eady, singl b. Forester's Falls on 1/4/21 Pilot RCAF s/o Thoams Harvey Eady b. Forester's Falls & Mary E Bennett b. Forester's Falls; Burial:  Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey on 2/3/42 Date of Death Feb 23 1942 Cause: Killed during air operations overseas - Aircraft accident, fatal informant: RCAF Records Officer [S499941] Newspaper-The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), Obituary: Irwin Eady is Killed Overseas (Reliability: 3). [S500604] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 702748 (Reliability: 3). Overseas, England Irwin James Eady, singl b. Forester's Falls on 1/4/21 Pilot RCAF s/o Thoams Harvey Eady b. Forester's Falls & Mary E Bennett b. Forester's Falls; Burial: Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey on 2/3/42 Date of Death Feb 23 1942 Cause: Killed during air operations overseas - Aircraft accident, fatal informant: RCAF Records Officer [S605481] Obituary: Irwin Eady is Killed Overseas (Reliability: 3). [S606144] 702748 (Reliability: 3). Overseas, England Irwin James Eady, singl b. Forester's Falls on 1/4/21 Pilot RCAF s/o Thoams Harvey Eady b. Forester's Falls & Mary E Bennett b. Forester's Falls; Burial: Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey on 2/3/42 Date of Death Feb 23 1942 Cause: Killed during air operations overseas - Aircraft accident, fatal informant: RCAF Records Officer [S501195] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S500858] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S606735] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S606398] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), # 021890 Cobden, Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3). Name: Thomas Hawey Eady Birth Place: Foresters Falls Age: 24 Father Name: Thomas Eady Mother Name: Ellen Cowdrie Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896 Spouse Name: Mary Elizabeth Bennett Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Place: Ross Township Spouse Father Name: George Bennett Spouse Mother Name : Fannie Johnston Marriage Date: 2 Jun 1920 Forester's Falls