Women's Legion

Women's Legion was a British charitable organisation created in 1915 by Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, the Marchioness of Londonderry. Its first general secretary (to 1918) was Rose Bradley, daughter of George Granville Bradley, Dean of Westminster.[1] It comprised volunteers who wore military-style uniforms and took on various duties within agriculture, canteen, cookery and motor transport sections. More than 40,000 women joined its forces.[2]

References
  1. "Miss Rose Bradley". The Times (51188). 28 September 1948. p. 7.
  2. "Women's Legion - Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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