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Here we see some of the leaders of the Women's Legion, a voluntary organisation formed in 1915 by Lady Londonderry. Around 40,000 women volunteered to join the Legion, and carried out a wide range of war work.
On the front row, from right to left we have
Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Lady Titchfield (later Duchess of Portland), Chairman Sailors' and Soldiers' Work Section
Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Lady Londonderry, President of the Legion
Miss Christobel Ellis, Commandant, Motor Transport Section
In the back row, again from right to left we have
Miss Repun (?)Commandant Muntions Section
Miss Brocklebank, Commandant Agricultural Section
Lady Massareene and Ferrard
Mrs Nugent Allfrey
Mrs Antrobus, Commandant Borderers' Section