The Memorial Gates, made of limestone pillars and iron, honour the 11 Westport men who gave their lives in the First World War. The gates were erected in 1919/20 by the Women's Institute.
A First World War plaque is located on the gates. It was donated by the Women's Institute in 1919 for the cenotaph. In 2020, the Village of Westport was contacted by the National Wall of Remembrance Association who fully restored the plaque on the gates. It was unveiled on November 11, 2021, by the local MP, MPP and Paul Herlehy, the great nephew of Private David A Herlehy, who died in the First World War. The plaque was then rededicated by Chaplain Reverend Thomas Dorward.
John Cherry Boyd, listed on the gates, had a very rough start in life, being placed into care at an orphanage in Scotland in 1897 at the approximate age of four. His father, Sam Boyd, was listed as "whereabouts unknown," and his mother, Isabella Cherry, was convicted of neglecting John. The Sheriff felt the only way to help John was to place him in the orphanage and Isabella signed over her rights to him. John remained in the care of the Quarrier's Home at Bridge of Weir in Scotland until 1905 when he was sent to Canada as a child migrant, more than 100,000 orphaned and destitute children were distributed as Home Children over the course of 63 years.
