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Thursday 1 November 1917

November 1, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

Left Seaford for Canadian Forestry Corps @ Sunningdale, Windsor Forest.

*The Canadian Forestry Corps provided lumber for the Allied war effort by cutting and preparing timber in the United Kingdom and on the continent of Europe in both the First World War and the Second World War.

*The Forestry Corps established its English headquarters at Smith’s Lawn, Sunningdale, Berkshire, in the midst of Windsor Great Park.  This 20 square kilometre area of forested land was traditionally the private hunting grounds of the Royal Family, whose rural home, Windsor Castle, was located nearby.  Amongst the trees the Forestry Corps claims to have felled in the Park was the “William the Conqueror Oak”,  38 feet in circumference and large enough to be 1000 years old.  As no saw was capable of cutting it from the outside, Canadian lumbermen dug a hole into the trunk large enough to allow one man to pull the saw from inside the tree! (http://guysboroughgreatwarveterans.blogspot.ca/2012/02/canadian-forestry-corps.html)

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Wednesday 24 October to Wednesday 31 October 1917

October 24, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

No entries.

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Saturday 20 October to Tuesday 23 October 1917

October 20, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

Notice appears in Bde. Orders for me to be reverted to Private.   Wow!

As I am “refused permission” to go overseas again, 4th time they tell me. I have to rest up & have done my bit.

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Friday 19 October 1917

October 19, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

In evening to home of Mr. & Mrs. Griggs. Had splendid time. Mr. & Mrs. Wallach called.

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Thursday 18 October 1917

October 18, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

Returned to duty from Mapping School to go as expert draughtsman to Forestry Corps.

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Tuesday 16 October to Wednesday 17 October 1917

October 16, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

No entries.

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Monday 15 October 1917

October 15, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

Paymaster takes my paybook.

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Sunday 14 October 1917

October 14, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

Leave Derby on 3 pm train. Should have been 2.18 but late. Alice sees me off. Arr. St. Pancras 5:30 pm. Leave Victoria for Seaford @6.25 & arrive 9:30 pm. Rained heavily.

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Saturday 13 October 1917

October 13, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

Wire for & get 1 day xtension. Call on Mr. & Mrs. Wear & Harry Draycot of Derby.

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Friday 12 October 1917

October 12, 2017 by Sarah McLennan

At Mapperley I lecture on aeroplane photographs & war matters to the school in morning. Visiting in afternoon. Leave Mapperley to catch 3.3 train for Derby. Call on Mr. & Mrs. Bailey @ Stanley Grange. At Library in Derby for two hrs. Take Cousin Alice home. To see the Arcadians in evening with Alice, Alice (Jr.) & René (Mackay) Ripping.

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