More than 17,000 Canadian women served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division (WD), “because of their sense of adventure, the promise of a job…and the opportunity to ‘do their bit.’ ” Officially formed on July 2, 1941, the WD staffed about 65 different jobs. Final disbanding took place on Dec. 31, 1946.
First In, Last Out:
The R.C.A.F. Women’s Division and Nursing Sisters in World War II
by Glad Bryce
University Women’s Club of Toronto
isbn: 978-0-9865195-0-5
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