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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:activePeriod
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1940–1945
1916–1920
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gptkbp:awards
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battle honours not awarded
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Canadian_Army
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1920
1945
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gptkbp:formed
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1916
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Canadian Forestry Corps
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gptkbp:insignia
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crossed axes
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gptkbp:mainTheater
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gptkb:France
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:motto
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None officially recorded
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Sawdust_Fusiliers
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Brigadier-General_Alexander_McDougall
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Canadian_Army_Overseas
gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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building infrastructure
producing lumber for trenches and shelters
producing pit props for mines
producing railway ties
supplying timber for military use
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gptkbp:reformed
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1940
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gptkbp:role
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forestry operations
lumber production
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gptkbp:size
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over 30,000 personnel (WWI)
over 7,000 personnel (WWII)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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