The Botwood Cenotaph was constructed in 1921 in memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the First World War. Later, tributes to veterans of the Second World War were added.
Excerpt taken from the Veteran Magazine Sept. 1922: THE MONUMENT, erected in memory of the Boys of Botwood and District, who gave their lives for their Country, was unveiled on Tuesday, 1st July, 1921, by Mrs. Thos. Antle, President of Botwood Women's Patriotic Association. Appropriate addresses were delivered by Mr. J.W. Aitken, J.P., and Rev. II. G. Coppin, Methodist Minister, after which "The Last Post" was sounded by ex-Sergt. W. Jewer, M.M., and firing party, composed of returned soldiers under the command of Corporal Heath, fired three volleys over the Monument. The number of people present at the unveiling ceremony was the largest at any function in the history of Botwood. The Monument, which was purchased from D. Beveridge & Son, Perth, Scotland, is a gray granite obelisk, about 12 feet high, and is erected on ground donated to the Local Committee by Mr. H.J. Crowe.
