For anyone interested or searching the CFC for relatives & ancestors....
Hi my name is Bob Briggs
You might say, my early boyhood marked the beginning of my interest in the military.
My maternal great grandfather Thomas Josephus Haycock was in the Boer War with the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire.
He came to Canada and in WW1 was with the 222nd Southern Manitoba Overseas Battalion in the Canadian Forestry Corps
He served in Canada, England and France
My maternal grandfather Perle ‘Bruce’ Tucker signed up in 1942 with the No. 28 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps
He served in Canada and Scotland
My paternal grandfather Percy James Briggs served in WW1 with the 90th Winnipeg Rifles (Little Black Devils) as a stretcher bearer
He served in Canada, England, France, Belgium and Germany
He also served with the Veteran’s Guard of Canada in WW2
I served in the RCHA from 1961 – 1966, first with the RCA Apprentice Battery in Shilo, Manitoba and then with the 2nd RCHA in Winnipeg and then in Fort Prince of Wales, Deilinghofen, Germany
I served in Canada and Germany
I always thought that one should be willing to protect their country with pride and we should always remember
I started out researching my grandfather Tucker, Perle Bruce Pte H94781 who was with No. 28 Coy CFC. I invite you to have a peek.
My objective here is to provide any information regarding the Canadian Forestry Corps, the camps and the CFC soldiers.
I have in so many SO MANY TIMES hear a story was not told, a story that the soldier himself didn’t think he wanted to tell for whatever reason or the family didn’t ask of for whatever reason. That story is of why he signed up, what was going on prior to the war for him and his family, his time in the forces, his contact through letters back home, his coming home etc.
To me for my grandfather it wasn’t good enough for me what his name was and his service number.
He was a man, a husband, a father, he worked, he lived and he served. The children or grandchildren or other members of the family do want to hear how their family members served and be proud regardless of what his story, but he served his country.
As I have shared my grandfather with you, I invite you to share your family member that was in the Canadian Forestry Corps through stories, photos etc.
I invite you to go through the different sections that I have posted here to learn about the CFC.
In the beginning of WW2 only the Air Force had more priority than the CFC.
I am in the process of getting the war diaries. This gives a list of the men who served in the CFC with service number so if you need the service number to get the soldiers records. My work includes facts and stories which is my passion. Each artist has their technique
I can only hope you will find this work of value.
I do thank Jude for giving me this opportunity to help folks looking for info on their family members who was in the CFC along with the camps etc. She has been invaluable for helping me putting this together, doing addition research and putting it all on the website.
Thank you
Robert J Briggs
(Bob)
My e-mail address is rj.gonefishing@shaw.ca
Aboriginal Veterans Tribute Honour list
Canadian Finnish Soldiers in WW II
I would also like to Thank Danny Bouchard at Canadian Genealogy and Research who I have hired to access the Library Archives of Canada for the War Diaries
Canadian Forestry Corps Persons Recruited from the Ottawa, Canada Area
Maurice Horsburgh, Ardersier - Scotland From Music to Missiles has an excellent section on the Canadian Forestry Corps
Canadian Forestry Corps in the Local Woods
Army Regiments and Militia Message Forum
Note - The search bar will search all of JFLH Website not just the CFC Pages
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your questions or comments to
Bob Briggs
