This monument honours the brave men from Shawinigan Falls killed in action during the First and Second World Wars. It was modelled after the stelia from ancient Greece. A bronze sword is mounted on each side of the monument, above three laurel wreaths. At the foot of the monument, a bronze statue represents a woman carrying in her arms a dying soldier whose face is partially hidden by her hands, making him more anonymous, more apt to represent the unknown soldier than to resemble someone in particular.
In front of the statue, a bronze plaque bears the following inscription: "Ceux qui pieusement sont morts pour la patrie ont droit qu'à leur tombeau la foule vienne et prie" – Victor Hugo. (Those who piously died for the country have a right to see the crowd come and pray on their tombs.) The monument was unveiled on September 6th, 1948.
