William Neilson Edward Hall died in Hantsport on August 25, 1904, of paralysis and was buried in an unmarked grave in Lockhart, without military honours. In 1937, a campaign was launched to have William Hall recognized by the Royal Canadian Legion, but it was not until 1954 that his remains were reinterred in the grounds of the Hantsport Baptist Church. A cairn was erected in his honour two years later by the Hantsport Branch of the Legion, which includes an enlarged bronze replica of his Victoria Cross and a plaque describing his actions and devotion to duty.
The memorial was built by Embert Alexander Gollan, a stone mason and long time resident of Hantsport, and his assistant was Robert Plusifer, a Hantsport boy recently discharged from the Army. The builder left his mark on the right hand corner of the lower base.
In 1967, another plaque was placed on the memorial. The members of the Lucknow 109 have faithfully placed a wreath each year on November 11 at the memorial. The last major refit was in the summer of 1994, a Hantsport centennial project.
