Women's Wood Corps, A member of the Women's Timber Corps removing bark from a dropped tree to be used as a telegraph pole. Abbreviation, WTCEstablished1942Dissolved1946Region served UK, Personnel (1943) 6,000 13,000 The Women's Wood Corps (WTC) was a British civilian organisation developed throughout the 2nd World War to work in forestry, changing guys who had actually left to sign up with the militaries.
Development [edit] Formed in 1942, the origins of the WTC return to the First World War, when the Women's Wood Service had actually been formed to assist with the war effort. In 1940 to resolve a labour scarcity and an increased demand for lumber the Forestry Commission began hiring women both as forestry employees however likewise to operate in sawmills.
Organisation [modify] 2 members of the WTC cutting pit props during their fundamental training at Culford As many of the women who had actually signed up with the Forestry Commission came from the WLA, the WLA took control of the administration and recruitment for the WTC and although the WTC was officially part of the WLA it retained a separate identity.
A full set of set included:- 2 green jerseys 2 sets of riding breeches 2 total coats 2 pairs of dungarees 6 sets of woollen knee socks 3 beige knit t-shirts 1 pair boots 1 pair of brown shoes 1 set of gumboots or boots with leggings 1 green beret 1 melton overcoat 1 oilskin or mackintosh 2 towels a green armlet and a metal badge a bakelite hat badge A number of the females seldom wore the complete uniform and instead they wore what was comfy and/or practical to operate in.
Lodging varied from purpose built hutted camps, through little hotels and hostels to private billets. Never ever as large as the WLA, the WTC did have a maximum strength estimated at being between 6,000 and 13,000 at its peak size in 1943 working throughout the UK. Source compared to over 51,000 guys and 48,000 Italian and German prisoners of war operating in forestry by 1945 The corps was a mobile organisation so the employees could be published anywhere and moved often as work needed.
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