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Name: EDDY, James Edward
Photo Source: William Cherry
Birth Date: 1907
Death Date: 8 June 1951 Kitale
First Date: 1925
Last Date: 1951
Profession: Farm manager, Kitale
Area: Nairobi, 1930 Associated Hardware Kitale
Married: Annie Ruth Cowen b. 12 Jan 1912, d. 1985 Dundee
Children: Brian; Peter James (1943-17 Sep 2023 Dundee)
Book Reference: Sitrep 2, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Barnes, Rugby
General Information:
Barnes - Early player for Kitale Rugby Club - 1930s - Jim Eddy
Rugby - Played for Kenya against Combined South African Universities December 1929-30
Kitale cemetery - James Edward Eddy - died 8 Jun 1951
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Trans Nzoia Voters List
Pre-war volunteer to the Kenya Regiment (KR 614). No birthdate in KR records
Gazette 20 Nov 1951 probate
William Cherry email: 1927 - 1936 Kitale Rugby. 1933 (Captain). 1927: Combined Plateau & Trans Zoia 1st XV Team Photo, 04 June 1927: Kitale & Uganda Kobs Team Photo. 08 January 1930: Kitale vs. South African Universities Match, 1930: Combined Plateau & Trans Nzoia 1st XV Team Photo, 27 June 1931: Kitale & Nondescripts Team Photo & 01 August 1931: Kitale Team Photo - North Nairobi Match. 1930 Kenya vs. South African Universities 1st Test Match. 1948 (Selection Committee).