Chronology of Noteworthy Events When the decision to construct Tweedsmuir Camp was taken, Lord Tweedsmuir, 13th Governor General of Canada, had already signed a Declaration of War in late 1939 that formally brought Canada into WWII, Churchill had been prime minister for five months, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and its Allies through Dunkirk, had been successfully completed and the ferocity of the blitz was one month old. By the time Tweedsmuir Camp officially closed in late 1957, Lord Tweedsmuir had been dead for 17 years, Churchill had received a knighthood and was to become one of Britain's most respected statesmen, Harold Macmillan had been prime minister for 9 months while Queen Elizabeth II had reigned for 4 years. Part 1 of 4 1940 to 1941 - Based on Works Directorate War Diaries (Canadian Corps Headquarters, Troops Engineers Reports) and photographic evidence from the National Archives of Canada. Part 2 of 4 1942 to 1945 - Based on 1 Non-Effective Transit Depot (Lorne Scots) War Diaries, 1 Canadian Repatriation Depot (Lorne Scots) War Diaries, Colonel Stacey's (Canadian Historical Officer, CMHQ) reports, articles from the Surrey Advertiser, Globe and Mail, and the Hamilton Spectator and photographic evidence from the National Archives of Canada. Part 3 of 4 1946 to 1947 - Based on 1 Repatriation Depot (Lorne Scots) War Diaries, Colonel Stacey's (Canadian Historical Officer, CMHQ) reports, The Polish Resettlement Act (1947), correspondence between the Ministry of Works and National Assistance Board, and PKPR Summary of PRC Detachments Southern Command. (PKPR is an abbreviation of Polski Korpus Przysposobienia i Rozmieszczenia [Polish Corps of Training and Distribution], which was commuted to the Polish Resettlement Corps or PRC) Part 4 of 4 1948 to 1957 - Based on correspondence between the War Office, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Works, National Assistance Board and the Polish Combatants Association, and minutes of Hambledon Rural District Council meetings. Copyright © 2006: Zen and Wies Rogalski