Nursing Sister Martha Jane Anderson
Survivor of WW1
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Royal Road, New Brunswick
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
35 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Nursing sister
Next of Kin:
Rebecca Anderson, Mother, North Devon, New Brunswick
Address at Enlistment:
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Religion:
Baptist
Place of Enlistment:
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
39.0 in / 99 cm
Marital Status:
Not Specified
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Nursing Sister |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Medical Corps |
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Notes
Martha Jane Anderson's birth certificate (FHL Film #2320165) lists her birth as 4 July 1881; parents Jeremiah Anderson and Rebecca Keene.
The 1891 census for Douglas, York, New Brunswick, shows Jeremiah (father, 45), Rebecca (mother, 45), and children Pheby/Phoebe (12), Martha (9), Bertrand & Rebecca (twins, 7), and Charlotte (4).
Phoebe (sibling) died in 1897 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
Bertrand (sibling) died in 1910 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
Jeremiah (father) died in 1911 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
The 1921 census for St. Mary's Parish, York-Sunbury, New Brunswick, shows Rebecca (mother, widowed, age 76), and daughters Martha (39, private nurse), Rebecca L. (36, private school teacher), and Lottie (33, invalid), all single, living in Devon Township. Religion Adventist.
Rebecca L. (sibling) died in 1926 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
Rebecca (mother) died in 1935 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
The 1940 Voters List for North Devon, N.B., shows the sisters Miss J Martha Anderson, Registered Nurse and Miss Lottie Anderson, Spinster.
Martha Jane died in 1958 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
Charlotte/Lottie (sibling) died in 1959 and is buried in the Douglas Rural Cemetery, York, N.B.
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