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      The basic 1921 order of battle lasted (with the minor changes listed above) until 1936, when a major re-organization of the Militia converted a number of units to meet the requirements of a field force consisting of six infantry divisions and one cavalry division.64  The reorganization with the most impact in the B.C. interior was The Kootenay Regiment's conversion from infantry to artillery.65  Another significant event was the move of most of The British Columbia Hussars to Vancouver,  following its amalgamation with the headquarters and "B" Company of the 11th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps.66 and converted to an armoured car regiment on December 15, 1936.  In the period leading up to the start of the Second World War the Militia in the interior was organized as follows:

The British Columbia Dragoons67

Regimental HeadquartersKelowna   ( from Vernon68)
Headquarters SquadronKelowna
A SquadronVernon
B SquadronKelowna
C SquadronPenticton

The British Columbia Hussars (Armoured Car)69

Regimental HeadquartersVancouver
A SquadronKamloops
B SquadronVancouver
C SquadronVancouver

NOTE:

"A" Squadron, The British Columbia Hussars (Armoured Car) in Kamloops was disbanded on May 15, 1939, while the remainder of regiment was converted to "1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery." on the same day.70

24th (Kootenay) Field Brigade, R.C.A.71

HeadquartersCranbrook
107th Field BatteryCranbrook
108th Field Battery (Howitzer)Kimberley
109th Field BatteryTrail
111th (Nelson) Field Battery72Nelson

The Rocky Mountain Rangers

HeadquartersKamloops73
A CompanyKamloops
B CompanySalmon Arm
C CompanyArmstrong
D CompanyRevelstoke

     

1939.gif (65775 bytes)MAP: BC Units circa 1939

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