The 224th Battalion, under Lieut.-Colonel McDougall, arrived in England, April 28, 1916, and the 230th, 238th and 242nd Battalions followed within six months.
Nova Scotia’s quota in this branch of the Service was about 525 officers and men, known as the Nova Scotia Forestry Draft, composed of three Companies with a personnel of officers as follows:
Staff.—Major M. C. Denton, Officer Commanding; Major E. J. Stehlen, Second in Command; Capt. J. G. Pierce, Adjutant.
“A” Company.—Capt. M. D. McKeigan, O.C.; Lieut. A. Roy, Lieut. Parker McDonald, Lieut. David Neal.
“B” Company.—Capt. G. D. Blackader, O.C.; Lieut. N. P. McKenzie, Lieut. C. B. McDougall, Lieut. C. F. Kinney.
MAJOR M. C. DENTON,
Forestry Corps.
“C” Company.—Capt. H. B. Verge, O.C.; Lieut. George Harding, Lieut R. S. Shreve, Lieut. W. V. R. Winters.
Authorization for this Unit was granted in March, 1917. Recruiting and organization work began immediately by Companies, under the direct supervision of the Company Commanders in the various counties as follows: “A” Company in Pictou, Cape Breton, Victoria and Inverness; “B” Company in Halifax, Cumberland, Colchester and Prince Edward Island; and “C” Company in Shelburne, Queens, Lunenburg, Yarmouth and Digby; “A” and “B” Companies mobilized at Truro; “C” Company at Yarmouth; and on May 29th all Companies proceeded to Aldershot to complete the work of organization, after which they embarked on the White Star Line Transport Justicia, and arrived in England, July 4, 1916.
The Base Depot for the Corps was at Smith’s Lawn, Sunningdale, Berkshire, within the confines of Windsor Great Park. This site was given to the Corps by His Majesty the King in December, 1916.