The Gladstone Cenotaph was constructed in 1923 in memory of the 51 fallen soldiers and one Nursing Sister in the First World War. The sandstone and concrete monument was built by the Neepawa firm of Guinn and Simpson and the Carrara marble figure of a soldier was carved in Italy by Professor Sergio Natterchi. The uniformed soldier stands at ease, staring off in the distance, his hands rest over the barrel of his rifle and his left leg rests against a trench mortar. On the front of the pedestal is a carving of a bison.
Young girls with pretty baskets were out bright and early on 11 November 1922 to sell flowers made by the Women's Institute ladies in aid of the memorial fund. In the afternoon, the Women's Institute held a tea and pantry sale in the Collins and Diamond’s store, also for the fund. The cenotaph was unveiled on July 1, 1923. Dignitaries at the event included Lieutenant Governor James Albert Manning Aikins, Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Godson-Godson and Archbishop Samuel Pritchard Matheson
Twenty-six additional names were added after the Second World War and one name after the Korean War.
