Below is a section of oak that was cut by the Canadian Forestry Corps whose Base Depot was located on Smith’s Field in Windsor Castle’s Great Park during the First World War.
Over the course of the war, 35,000 Canadians served in 101 companies (Britain – 41, France – 60) with the Corps. The experience of the “bushmen and sawmill hands” and the effectiveness of their equipment brought praise for their role in the war effort. In all, they produced 70% of the timber used by the Western Allies.
