Summary: An impression of the work of the Canadian Army Forestry Corps in Britain.
Description: Film opens with general material on the arrival of Canada's volunteer troops in England; central part of film shows lumberjacks at work in Scotland, felling trees, transporting logs, in sawmills etc. while commentary talks of their different origins and expertise. They are also shown in battle training ("experienced fighting men too"..."brought up with guns in their hands") and at recreation, befriending the local population. A sequence suggest uses for the wood they cut (repairs and building - bridges, railways, camps, etc.) and film closes with some "eternal forest" symbolism.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:CCN 211
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:To be established
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942-06
Production Country: Canada
Production Details: National Film Board of Canada (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Canadian Army Film Unit (Production company)
McDougall, R (Production individual)
Greenwood, John Danforth Herman (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Canadian Army, [volunteers] (regiment/service)
Keywords: agriculture, British - arable: forestry (object name)
industry, British - general (object name)
recreation, Canadian military - general (object name)
society, Canadian military - friendship (object name)
training, Canadian military - combat (object name)
GB, England (geography)
GB, Scotland (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Running time: 9 mins
