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}}Martha Isabella (also known as Mona and "Aunt Mon") was born in January 1884 in Snook's Harbour.  She initially stayed near home teaching school in Snook's Harbour and nearby communities between 1906 and 1910, but then went overseas to a nursing school in London, England.  After World War I broke out, she was the first Newfoundlander to volunteer for battlefield duty, signing a service contract in November 1914 and remaining in service until March 1919<ref name=Foot20/>.  Her bravery is quite remarkable<ref name=Foot22/> [also, see [[Martha_Loder|Notable People]]].  After the war, Martha worked in London, Manitoba, Boston and St. John's, before settling to work as a nurse in Boston where her siblings Will and Lily Joyce and their families had moved.  She was especially supportive of, and highly regarded by, her nieces and nephews, both in Massachusetts and back home in Newfoundland.  She passed away and was buried in Somerville Massachusetts in June 1963.