Constance Gwendolyn Powys in her Volunteer Aid Detachment uniform. She served with this nursing division of St. John's Ambulance. c.1918. Collection courtesy of Frances Powys MacNeil.

Constance Gwendolyn Powys in her Volunteer Aid Detachment uniform. She served with this nursing division of St. John's Ambulance. c.1918. Collection courtesy of Frances Powys MacNeil.

Photos of Winnipeg-area women serving with the Volunteer Aid Detachment, include Gwedolyn Powys, appeared in a local newspaper as they prepared to depart for Toronto for war duties. January 19, 1918.

Photos of Winnipeg-area women serving with the Volunteer Aid Detachment, include Gwedolyn Powys, appeared in a local newspaper as they prepared to depart for Toronto for war duties. January 19, 1918.

Article commending western women's strong desire to be of service to their country and empire during World War I.