At the April 16, 1928, Town Council meeting, a delegation consisting of Robert Galbraith, Doctor G. P. Allen, and F. J. Noonan disclosed that an anonymous donor had pledged $1,000 toward a memorial. The Town Council agreed to match the $1,000 pledge. The cenotaph, carved from blocks of grey granite, was designed and built by A.J. Corbett, and engraved by Adam Walker.
Captain Frederick W. Campbell was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War and was killed in action in Givenchy in 1915. On October 15, 1928, the cenotaph was unveiled by his widow, Margaret Campbell. Two Veterans who were with Captain Campbell at Givenchy, Lieutenant J. C. McDonald and Sargent Vincent, were given pride of place.
The cenotaph was re-dedicated in 1946 to honour those who died in the Second World War.
