| Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit
(NOFU) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1939 - 1945 |
| Disbanded | July 1946 |
| Country |  Dominion of Newfoundland  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Civilian |
| Role | Forestry |
| Size | Unit |
| Mascot(s) | Caribou (unofficial) |
| Website | http://nofu.ca/ |
| Commanders | |
| Chief Forestry Officer | Captain Jack Turner OBE MC |
The Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit (NOFU) was a civilian unit composed of skilled forestry workers who came from Newfoundland to Scotland to support the war effort during the Second World War. It was formed on 17th November 1939 and was disbanded in 1946.[1][2][3][4]
Newfoundland was not the only British colony to send forestry workers, British Honduras sent a smaller number of workers in the form of the British Honduras Forestry Unit.[5]
- ^ "Dorothy Stewart - Newfoundland Militia and Family History". www.dorothystewart.net. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Laurence Barber NOFU". www.laurencebarber.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Memorial University of Newfoundland Digital Archive". www.collections.mun.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Memorial University of Newfoundland Digital Archive - Timber!!!". www.collections.mun.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "British Honduran Forestry Unit". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 2024-04-21.