Always First

Okanagan Military Museum
Kelowna, British Columbia

Of all the militia units assembled throughout the British Columbia region of Thompson-Okanagan, The British Columbia Dragoons (BCD) were the most famous. In two world wars, BCD volunteers marched with their town and country brothers in active service. Theirs were among the most effective of overseas combat units, a heroic wartime tradition maintained by Dragoon reservists in Cold war and peacekeeping missions with regular force soldiers. From the original horse-borne Mounted Infantry to today’s vehicle-borne Armoured Tank and Renaissance, the vintage and contemporary photographs of this exhibit tell the story of one hundred proud years of the British Columbia Dragoons. Since this is the first virtual exhibit produced by the Okanagan Military Museum and its sponsors, some errors or omissions may have occurred. The images are representative of the complete BCD collection, which constitutes a small portion of the overall photographic collections held by the Okanagan Military Museum.