Early in 1924, the Lockeport Town Council discussed erecting a monument to memorialize the Lockeport men who died during the First World War. A committee was appointed to examine the feasibility, costs, design and location. It was estimated the cenotaph would cost twenty-five hundred dollars, of which fifteen hundred had already been raised. The local Women’s Institute was recruited to assist with the raising of funds. Three of their members were appointed to the committee that was undertaking the project and by October the rest of the funds were raised.
Edwin Locke, a committee member and well-known local artist, designed the cenotaph and it was built of Shelburne granite by Charles G. Reed of Shelburne. The cenotaph was unveiled by Mrs. George Locke on September 20, 1925.
Later, commemorative plaques, with the names of those who died in service after the First World War, were attached to the cenotaph. It was designated as a municipally registered heritage on February 1, 2001.
