Tobacco Parcels for
Canadian Forces Overseas
(World War II)

Chart Breakdown

Overview

Orders Received by Cigarette Companies Draw tobacco from Bond Make into parcels Pay postage Check addresses Parcels dispatched to Base Post Office by tobacco companies Canadian Postal Corps - Base Post Office A daily check against parcels dispatched and parcels received. Parcels checked Addresses examined Sorted into unit bags Each parcel checked and alphabetically listed for units ??? ??? Parcels Dispatched to Railway by Canada Post vehicles. At the railway Bags checked against waybill Loaded into railway car Railway car doors sealed Railway car doors checked at several points along the way. Seals on door checked on arrival at Port. Bags, checked examined and loaded into the hold under the supervision of the Canadian Postal Corps Convoyed across the Atlantic Mailbags checked against waybill on being unloaded. Mail transported in the custody of the British Postal Service. Bags for Units dispatched directly to units Checked and loaded on train Taken by train to Army railhead Mail received by Postal Corps Unit Examined Dispatched by Unit Vehicle to Unit under guard Bags received by Unit Post Examined against list made up by Base Post Office Canada Delivered to Addressee by Orderly Bags other than unit bags given to Canadian Overseas Postal Depot Bags other than sealed Unit bags are opened, checked Consolidated into Unit bags. Items listed and sent to Unit. Dispatched by Unit Vehicle to Unit under guard Bags received by Unit Post Examined against list made up by Base Post Office Canada Delivered to Addressee by Orderly Bags for RCAF attached to the RAF Canadian Overseas Postal Depot Addressed checked against those provided by the RCAF Recorded and dispatched via British Civil Post to RCAF Units for delivery Parcels are made up in sealed bags for RCAF attached to RAF units. Sealed bags are given to Civil Postal Service for onward transmission. Transferred from Civil Post Office to RAF unit for Delivery. Parcels which cannot be delivered are forwarded to Canadian Auxillary Services for distribution to Canadian troops.