Canadian Forestry Corps

During World War II, the Canadian Forestry Corps worked across Dartmoor's remote moorland, harvesting timber for the war effort. This modest memorial marks their presence on the moor, a reminder of how far the conflict's reach extended into even Dartmoor's wildest corners. The landscape they knew, windswept and unforgiving, has changed little since those years.

The memorial stands as testimony to the young men from across Canada who laboured in this harsh environment, far from home. Visiting it means walking into the empty moor itself, where the wind and the open ground speak to the scale of their work and sacrifice. It's a place that rewards the effort to find it.