The Brigadier W.C. Murphy Armoury, to the rear of Armoury Park in Vernon, is named in honour of Brigadier W.C. Murphy, DSO, ED. The armoury was built in 1913, and named Brigadier W.C. Murphy Armoury in 1980 by the Department of National Defence.
Brigadier W.C. Murphy served throughout the Second World War. He sailed for England with the British Columbia Dragoons in November 1941 and spent much of the next two years training with the Regiment for the eventual invasion of the European continent. Between May 1942 and March 1943, he commanded the British Columbia Dragoons before his transfer to the Headquarters of 5 Canadian Armoured Division where he served as General Staff Officer 1. In February 1944, he was appointed Commander of 1 Canadian Armoured Brigade, a post he held until the end of the war.
