The Mamhead Military Railway 1917-1921

By Peter Wade

This illustrated book tells the little known story of the Canadian Forestery Corps and the railway they built from Starcross to nesar Mamhead and on to Little Haldon in order to harvest timber for the war effort. There are mentions of the Portugese workers and German Prisoners of War who contributed to the work.

This book is not a Dawlish Local History Group publication and can be obtained direct from the author.

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