 The CFC is largely forgotten today but played an important role in the eventual Allied victory in World War I.

Newfoundland did not join Canada until 1949 but was at the time a separate Dominion of the British Empire and had its own wartime forestry unit.During World War I the Newfoundland Forestry Battalion was formed on Apr 2 1917, comprising about 500 men.During World War II a unit was formed known as the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit (or NOFU) with about 3,680 men.