This cenotaph was first dedicated by the Rossland Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada on November 11, 1921, to those who fought in the Great War. It was erected by funds from the commissions of the Victory Bond Campaign Committee, along with help from the City of Rossland. After the Dominion War Department gave Rossland captured German trophies, the memorial was further developed in the spring.
On July 1, 1997, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 14 rededicated the memorial to those who fought in the Second World War and the Korean War by adding plaques. Those who served during the Boer War were commemorated on the cenotaph with the Legion adding a plaque on September 9, 2000.
The Peace and Remembrance Mural is located next to the memorial.
