Eddy, Jean Florence
John Harvey Hanes (1922-1948)
Florence Eddy __William Eddy __Alan, Aulay, Belle
Jean Eddy was born in Princeton. She was the daughter of William Fairbairnes Eddy and Florence Anne Macauley.
She married John Hanes in Princeton. At the time of her marriage, she was working as a clerk in the Granby office. She was widowed when John Hanes was killed on the job (Manix Construction Strip Mines).
She was a WWII veteran, Canadian Women’s Army Corps. She enlisted in April 1944 and sent for basic training in Kitchener in August 1944.
She was on the Honor Roll of the Amber Ski Club.
WWII Veteran
Princeton Our Valley, page 1, pages 324, 325 (photos); Marriage registration (BC Archives); Death registration – for John Hanes (BC Archives); Similkameen Spotlight, August 17, 1944, page 1; January 25, 1945, page 1; February 15, 1945, page 1