The East St. Paul Cenotaph was unveiled on May 28, 1921, by Major General Ketchen in memory of the soldiers of the municipality of East St. Paul who fell in the great war. It was dedicated on September 13, 1925, by Rev. R. W. Ridgeway of St. Thomas’ Anglican Church and Rev. J. W. McAlpine of Birds Hill United Church. A crowd of approximately 100 people including families of the fallen, East St. Paul Reeve W.J. Dawson and a number of other dignitaries attended.
The cenotaph is of Garson granite and was constructed and designed by Mr. A C Cox of Beausejour. It has curved pediments at the top and a carved wreath on the front.
A plaque on the cenotaph identifies the East St. Paul residents who lost their lives in the Great War. There are seventeen names on the plaque, but an eighteenth name was missed - Private Walter Chudleigh. Plaques were later dedicated to the war dead of the local area from the Second World War and the Korean War.
