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sorry to kick this off on a sombre note - Times (London) deaths Dec 22nd 1941: ANDERSON Dec 19th 1941, at her residence Grace Dieu Manor, Waterford, SUSAN ALICE, daughter of the late T. W. ANDERSON, DL

All the hallmarks of privilege and wealth and yet a very handsome pair of pairs. Lovely photograph and an excellent composition.

From the NUIG site: "In the 1870s Thomas William Anderson of Grace Dieu Lodge, county Waterford, owned 836 acres in county Cork, 600 acres in county Waterford and 1,704 acres in county Kilkenny." and "This house is labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s as Grace Dieu. In 1848 it was leased by James Anderson from the Carew estate and valued at almost £49. It is still extant and run as a retreat centre by a religious order."

This says that Susan Alice was the only daughter of TW, so who is the other Miss Anderson? A cousin?

In the 1901 census, Susan Anderson was 20, born in Kilkenny, and a scholar. Her father was 48, widowed, and listed his occupation as "Interest of Money". Nice one. By the 1911 census he was a magistrate and had remarried. Ellen Carew from Limerick, was the new Mrs. Anderson. Three years married. Susan Alice was still single.

William Cumbrae-Stewart (1865–1938), Professor of Law, and Queensland Historian. Cumbrae-Stewart was appointed foundational Registrar and Librarian of the University of Queensland in 1910. In 1922 he was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law from Oxford for the thesis, “Action Pauliana; its origin development and nature.” In January 1926 Cumbrae-Stewart became Garrick Professor of Law, laying the foundation for the full faculty that was set up when he retired in 1936. Although not a well-published researcher, Cumbrae-Stewart was an important contributor to the discipline of Queensland history. In1925 he became a founder and the President of the (Royal) Historical Society of Queensland as well as the editor of the Society’s journal. Source: historyandphilosophyinqueensland.com/queensland-thinkers/...

From the cover page: " The waters from Brisbane flow on, flow on, winding in, winding out, passing banks and quips To join the ocean's mighty beep To mingle with its seas."

This could be: Major Ross Hilliard Anderson, 109th Battalion CEF Officers' Declaration Paper, Library and Archives Canada RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 166 - 30: www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-wo... Joined: Lindsay, Ontario, either November 1915 or April 1916 Born: Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, 18 December 1884 Resident: Lindsay, Ontario Next-of-kin: Edith Gertrude Anderson (wife) Occupation: General merchant Religion: Presbyterian Militia Regiment: 45th Victoria Regiment (10 years) Described as a postmaster at Tory Hill, Victoria from 1909 to 1959; succeeding J. H. Anderson (postmaster 1893 to 1908), and succeeded by Ross Harry Anderson Jr. (1959-71) and Howard P. Anderson (1971-73): www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001... Wikipedia, 109th Battalion (Victoria & Haliburton), CEF: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/109th_Battalion_(Victoria_&_Haliburton),_CEF

Just wondering how you determined this might be Major Ross Hilliard Anderson. The reason that I am asking is this might be my dad's grandpa?

It is always difficult to be absolutely certain about identifications, but I think that I based this one simply on the basic information provided by the Imperial War Museum. Rank, initials, surname, and unit name are not always sufficient to identify someone unambiguously, but in this particular case the details did seem to fit with the information about Major Anderson provided by Library and Archives Canada. The cap badge is definitely that of the 109th Battalion, so there would logically be a link with Victoria and Haliburton. It seems as if the 109th Bn. sailed to England in July 1916, but that members of the battalion were mostly used to reinforce other CEF units: cefresearch.ca/matrix/Army%20Corps/Divisions/Reorganized%...