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Apr 5, 1884
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Born at Renfrew
Ontario
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Dec 22, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59013 (temporary number 1197)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Anna L Anderson (wife) of RR 2 Shawville
Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Stone Worker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to the Depot Company
Ø Medical notes that he should be given light duties for 10 days
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Feb 8, 1915
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Forfeits 4 day’s
pay – offence not recorded
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkstone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Apr 22, 1916
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Killed in action
Ridge Wood Military
Cemetery
Voormezeele, Belgium
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Mar 26, 1920
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Beginning on
this date, and on subsequent dates, the following medals were sent to his widow who had
remarried, Mrs Walter Greenwood, 502, 8th St, New Westminster BC
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Memorial Cross
Plaque
Scroll
In addition,
a Memorial Cross was also sent to his mother, Mrs Catharine R Anderson at Box 291, Renfrew
Ontario
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His pay book had
the form filled in for his will, undated. In
it he leaves “all that’s coming to me in this book to Dorothy Delta Anderson,
Renfrew Ontario”.
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From the Renfrew Mercury, November 3, 1916
During the Remembrance Day
ceremonies in 2008, Veteran's Affairs Canada conducted a vigil each night for the week
leading up to November 11. This vigil consisted of projecting the names of every
Canadian soldier who is listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on various
buildings and monuments across Canada, and in London England. The photo below shows
Pte RV Anderson's name being projected on the outside wall of Canada House in London
England.
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