The cenotaph was cut from solid granite, the tall centre plinth being surrounded by four granite boulders, the whole resting on a broad granite base with two steps, also cut from solid granite. Atop is a bronze statue of a Nova Scotia Highland soldier, designed and gifted to the town of Chester by the famous Scottish sculptor, J. Massey Rhind (1860-1936). The cenotaph bears plaques for both World Wars, the Korean War and the Afghanistan-Iraq War. Flanking the cenotaph on each side are a pair of bronze muzzle loading cannons, cast in 1813 and 1814 by
Henry and Cornelius King at the Royal Brass Foundry in Woolwich, England.
On the west face of the plinth is a bronze plaque displaying the names of the men of Chester, Blandford, Chester Basin, New Ross, Mill Cove and Gold River who perished in World War I. On the north face is another bronze plaque, this one displaying the names of the men of Chester, Blandford, Chester Basin, New Ross, Mill Cove and Western Shore who perished in World War II. Below it is a smaller bronze plaque for the Korean War, 1950-1953. On the south face is a black granite plaque, honouring the dead of the Afghanistan-Iraq War, a single soldier, Richard Anthony Green.
This memorial was erected to honour the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars, Korea, and Afghanistan. This magnificent statue of a Nova Scotia Highland soldier was unveiled on August 4, 1922. Constructed in memory of 54 men who laid down their lives from this area in the First World War. The design and cast were the gift of the famous Scottish sculptor, J. Massey Rhind. The Plaque and Bronze Figure were cast in New York. The base and steps of the Monument were cut from one stone boulder (granite), the work having been done by Wakefield Zinck.
From Veterans Affairs Canada