B.C. Dragoons fonds
Canada. Canadian Army. British Columbia Dragoons
Whizzbang Association
British Columbia Dragoons Historical Society
Canada. Militia. Regiment, 30th (British Columbia Horse)
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Mounted Rifles, 2nd
Canada. Canadian Army. Motorcycle Regiment, 5th
Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Armoured Regiment, 9th
Canada. Canadian Army. Vernon Training Camp
Fonds consists of the records of the BC Dragoons from 1914-2000. Includes war diaries from WWI and WWII, minutes, general administrative records, correspondence, financial and legal documents, personnel records, reports, information about various military exercises and social events, newsletters and circulars, training and technical manuals, maps and architectural drawings, ephemera and photographs. Also included in the fonds are records of the various squadron messes, the Whizzbang Association, the Unit Fund Committee, and the BCD Historical Society. The records document the evolution of the BC Dragoons from a small cavalry unit in World War I, their stint as the 9th Armoured regiment during World War II, to their present position of reserve militia for the Canadian Armed Forces. The records also document the Canadian war efforts both in Canada and overseas, as well as the regiment's activities (military exercises, community activities, the establishment of a museum) during the ensuing years of peace.
1914-2000, predominant 1940-1980
5.18 m of textual records and other material
http://www.memorybc.ca/b-c-dragoons-fonds
MS 190;1999.054;2001.059
http://www.memorybc.ca/greater-vernon-museum-and-archives
Greater Vernon Museum and Archives
Some restrictions apply. Within certain series, some records are restricted in accordance to federal Privacy Act regulations.