Canadian Forestry Corps
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The Canadian Forestry Corps was a specialized military unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I responsible for harvesting and processing timber to support Allied operations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corps
ⓘ
formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activity |
constructing wooden structures
ⓘ
felling trees ⓘ producing pit props for mines ⓘ producing planks and boards ⓘ producing railway ties ⓘ sawmilling ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers
British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian Corps ⓘ |
| branch |
Canadian Army (pre‑1968)
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Army
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
axes
ⓘ
portable sawmills ⓘ saws ⓘ |
| formedFor | supporting Allied military operations with timber ⓘ |
| garrison | various forestry camps in Britain and France ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| mottoType | specialist support unit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale timber production for the Allied war effort
ⓘ
specialized forestry operations in wartime ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role |
construction support
ⓘ
engineering support ⓘ harvesting timber ⓘ processing timber ⓘ supplying lumber to Allied forces ⓘ |
| service |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| typeOfWork |
combat support
ⓘ
military forestry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airfield construction
ⓘ
camp construction ⓘ duckboards ⓘ railway construction ⓘ road building ⓘ trench construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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