newfoundland and canadian loggers here in ww2

[Wee Jim]

I am looking for information on the newfoundland and canadian loggers that were in the uk among our forests in world war 2. We had a newfoundland camp and a canadian log camp next to our village in world war 2 and i am trying to get as much info as i can on them, So does anyone have any information or stories about these camps and workers??

 

many thanks

 

Wee Jim

[s o c]

i remember reading an article about them in forestry journal. i think around 2 years ago

[Wee Jim]

Forestry Journal - Contact us

 

That one?? The camp Clement Atlee was at is the local one to me it was sited about 1 mile from my house.

[s o c]

Forestry Journal - Contact us

 

That one?? The camp Clement Atlee was at is the local one to me it was sited about 1 mile from my house.

 

yes. found it very interesting

[Ross Macneil]

my grandad joe macneil was from newfoundlad,and he logged over here durining the war.He passed down how to horse log, 3 of his son's johnny danny and duncan macneil are in the forestry business with 4 grandsons working in the north east.

[armchairarborist]

bought a book called foresters of scotland and that had a whole section on the canadian loggers as well as the other drafted in guys, its a good read with plenty black and white pics

[lhow2000]

I live in Newfoundland and i remember my father talking about guys who went to UK to log for the war effort. i remember seeing a couple of grave markers in our local cemetary saying that they were in the foresty units during the war.

[Fairmer]

During WW2 there were Canadian loggers based in Breamar, they were felling in an area called Mar Estate, now called Mar Lodge Estate, and they left an area of uncut tees in the shape of a Maple Leaf, (still visible on Google maps).

This was also the site of a early scottish ski resort, 1962, which failed due to bad luck with scottish winters.

Edited July 3, 2019 by Fairmer

[nepia]

I stayed recently in Drumnadrochit and my hosts were telling me about Canadians logging the surrounding plantations in the war.  It seems they got about.  I wonder just how many there were.

[scbk]

57 minutes ago, nepia said:

I stayed recently in Drumnadrochit and my hosts were telling me about Canadians logging the surrounding plantations in the war.  It seems they got about.  I wonder just how many there were.

IIRC they built a narrow gauge railway to Beauly, to get the timber to the mainline. (not from Drumnadrochit, somewhere closer)

 

Ps great thread resurrection, wee Jim hasn't even been on the forum in 3 yrs

Edited July 3, 2019 by scbk