In December 1924, the Soldier’s Memorial Committee accepted the offer for a memorial that was originally organized by the Great War Veterans’ Association. The Lloydminster Cenotaph was made from Nelson Island granite and designed by Captain Thornton Sharp. M.C., of the firm Sharp and Thompson.
It was sold by Art Monument Co., Ltd. based in Vancouver, British Columbia which was managed by J. Whitworth, a returned Veteran from the 54th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force and Treasurer of the Disabled Veterans Association in Vancouver. At a cost of $2,000, it stands at 14 feet with a 10 feet 6 inches wide base.
The cenotaph was erected on June 27, 1925, in memory of those from Lloydminster who died in the First World War. Additional names of remembrance were later added for the Second World War and Korean War. The cenotaph was refurbished in 1971.
