Vernon Military Camp

VERNON MILITARY CAMP

(At Vernon Military Camp, 1 mile south of Vernon)

Trumpets first sounded here in 1908 calling the Okanagan’s cavalry to muster.    Joined by infantry battalions, thousands of militiamen and cadets from all over the province came to know Mission Hill as British Columbia’s largest military camp.  Soldiers who were trained here fought around the globe in two world wars.



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