Preserving the history of British Columbia's

Coast, Anti-Aircraft , Field and Locating Artillery

and their resident military bands.

The museum of the 5th Regiment was opened on November 9 1996. It was the culmination of many decades of dedicated effort to collect, collate and verify archival material and artefacts donated to the Regiment.

The 5th (BC) Regiment is a descendant of the 5th (BC) Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery which was established in 1861.

The development of coast artillery and associated units from over 140 years ago to the field artillery unit of today are followed in the museum displays.  The story of the 5th Regiment’s contribution to the defence of Victoria & the West Coast and artefacts of members of the unit that went to the South African Boer War are chronicled.  Working displays of current field artillery systems that are unique in Canada are available for viewing.  The collection includes rarely seen artillery survey equipment, vintage cannon and many artefacts only found in this museum.

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