[6] During the First World War she volunteered with the Surgical Requisites Association, which supplied medical dressings and had been created by Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.

The anatomically correct papier mâché splint reduced the healing time while properly supporting the broken limb.

[11] Acheson retrained as a precision engineer and draftswoman during the Second World War to enable her to carry out further voluntary work.

[11] A blue plaque commemorating her achievements was unveiled at First Presbyterian Church (Portadown, Ireland) on 27 September 2018 by her great nephew, Rev John Glasgow Faris.

[10][12] An exhibition, Anne Acheson: A Sculptor in War and Peace, was held at Millennium Court Arts Centre in Portadown during April and May in 2019.