Letter from Camp Borden
Letter from Camp Borden is a 17-minute 1941 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film was directed by Raymond Spottiswoode and produced by Stuart Legg. Letter from Camp Borden chronicles the experiences in 1941 of a number of soldiers training at the Canadian Army's Camp Borden during wartime. Synopsis During the Second World War, new recruits who signed up for the Canadian Active Service Force are sent to Camp Borden. Over 14,000 personnel are accommodated in an immense "city on its own" with barracks, administration centre, warehouses, hangars, classrooms, gasoline stations, department stores, even movie theatres set up at the camp. Constantly expanding, Camp Borden has become the most important wartime training base in Canada, with both army and air force training facilities. Three young recruits: Joe Cartwright, a graduate from a technical school, garage mechanic F. Stevens and miner Jack Bishop leave civilian life to learn how to become soldiers. Their first introduction to army life is marching and drill with rifles. The next step is how to use the rifle in combat. Reading maps, practise with weapons such as the Boys anti-tank