Doctor Norman Craig, a surgeon and a Veteran of the Great War, raised funds for a war memorial, in 1933 when he wrote and staged a play based on his experiences in the war - “You’re Lucky if You’re Killed.”  The newly formed Fergus Legion and Doctor Craig helped to plan, pay for and build the Fergus Cenotaph, which he later called “a small, overdue payment on a large debt.”

Following Doctor Craig’s death in 1964, the memorial park was rededicated in his honour.