Canadian Forestry Corps
Date Added: 24 April 2008
Year Range: 1940 - 1944
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2006_376_04_08 | ▶
Picture No: 3004
Monochrome photograph of a member of No 5 District Canadian Forestry Corps, based in Invernesshire in World War 2, working at a timber mill, helping a log up the runway to the sawmill. Rear has typed general description of the work of the Corps and details of the individual Pte Tom Morris from Crail,. BC, The rear of the photograph has a stamp 'Copyright YMCA (Public Relations Office) Aldine House, 10-13 Bedford Street, Strand, WC2 Tel Temple Bar 7134-6 Please quote No Y 924'
Dimensions: Length 157mm - Width 101mm
Album: Embo - 380 pictures
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Canadian Forestry Corps
Lovat No 1, (Teanacoil), Kiltarlity, Camp 10
Private Thomas Morris
from either British Columbia or Alberta
Canadian Mobilization Point – Victoria, BC
Mobilization Date –Aug 1940
Arrived in Scotland – 20 Apr 1941
Ceased Operations in Scotland – 26 May 1945
Camps Occupied in Scotland – Lovat No. 1 (Teanacoil), Kiltarity
At the end 10 of the companies went to the mainland in the Invasion of Normandy, some stayed in Scotland to work at their saw mills, 10 companies were disbanded and went back to cut fuel wood in Canada. The ten companies that stayed in Scotland were No. 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 24.
Comment left on 15 December 2011 at 01:41 by Robert J Briggs Many thanks for the additional information Administrator