Women's Timber Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf civilian organization
World War II organization
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorial in Aberfoyle, Scotland
statue in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formed 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Timber Corps
gptkbp:mainActivity timber production
logging
forestry work
sawmill operation
gptkbp:membersGender female
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lumber_Jills
gptkbp:notableFor women's contribution to forestry during WWII
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Women's_Land_Army
gptkbp:purpose to provide timber for the war effort
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:British_government_(2007_official_recognition)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Auxiliary_Territorial_Service
gptkb:Women's_Royal_Naval_Service
gptkb:Women's_Land_Army
gptkbp:uniform green beret
khaki shirt
green dungarees
green tie
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women's_Land_Army_Memorial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6