Subsequently the C.W.A.C. served overseas in considerable numbers,* not only in Britain but at the Canadian administrative headquarters in the two main theatres of operations, Italy and North-West Europe.80 All told, 21,624 women served in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during the war.
On reconnaissait que des exceptions s'imposeraient peut-être à l'égard des unités n'ayant aucun effectif de paix ou dont les cadres restaient insuffisants, comme les unités des magasins militaires et de la prévôté.