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==Z-Force in Burma, WW2==
Employees of the Burma Forest Service, the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation and Foucar Brothers, one of the large timber companies operating in Burma, were recruited to the 'Z-Force', a WW2 joint Allied reconnaissance and sabotage unit, who became 'Johnnies'. It was decided to recruit volunteers who were prepared to go into Burma, hide themselves in selected areas, and report back any information that they could pick up. "All had a thorough knowledge of the jungle, its inhabitants, and their language; all were tough and used to living on their own far from civilization; and all possessed courage of outstanding quality".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140226122557/https://www.spink.com//lot-description.aspx?id=100816 Medals of Major C.G. ´Micky´ Merton], November 25, 2010 spink.com, now an archived page.</ref><ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20180102030655/http://members.madasafish.com/~cj_whitehound/family/Denis_Wilmot_Rae_b1908.htm Denis Wilmot Rae, born circa 1908], an archived webpage.</ref>
Also see External links below.
==Also see==
:[http://keralaarchaeology.blogspot.com/2016/07/wood-who-buried-in-woods.html "Wood Who Buried In Woods: Hugo Wood- 1870 to 1933"] Keralaarchaeology.com.
*Listen to the [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/collection/florence-meiklejohn/ 1979 interview], with [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/078a.pdf transcript 1] and [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/078b.pdf transcript 2], with Florence Meiklejohn, wife of 'Mick' (W.), Indian Forestry Service Officer who tells what life was like for her accompanying him on his tours in Indian forests. 1920s-1940s. s-asian.cam.ac.uk
*[httphttps://www.intelligencemuseum.org/assets/pdf/articles/website%20samuel%20newland%20dso%20cy%201.11.2017.pdf "Fighting Heroes of the Intelligence Corps: Hero No. 2: Samuel Newland DSO Indian Army Intelligence Corps"] by Harry Fecitt intelligencemuseum.org. Prior to WW2 Samuel Newland was member of the Burma Forest Service.*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-19city/pune/41424901_1_booksForest-digitisationdepartment-library-processto-entirego-library online/articleshow/21906902.cms "Forest department library to go online"] by Ananya Dutta, August 19, 2013 Times of India .The It is stated the digital books will be become available at [httphttps://www.mahaforest.nicgov.in/index.php ?lang_eng_mar=Eng Maharashtra Forest Department]. Currently (2020/11/07) however, the English language website does not appear to show a link to digitised books available to the public.
===Historical books online===
*Various editions of the monthly magazine [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22the+indian+forester%22+AND+mediatype%3Atexts&sort=date ''The Indian Forester''] covering a period between 1880 and 1911, with some for the 1930s, can be found at archive.org. Editions from c 1884 have the additional title ''A Monthly Magazine Of Forestry Agriculture, Shikar And Travel''. Note however, some editions are do not have a date of publication, or are classified as published in 1875.
