Barons Cenotaph

The Royal Canadian Barons Legion, Branch No. 160 had long wished to erect a monument. The Village of Barons agreed to a possible location in the village park. A local farmer, Mr. Alan Fraser reported there was a huge rock in his field which might be suitable for such a purpose. A work party of Legion people, with the aid of machinery donated by a local firm, S and A Ditching, constructed an earthen raised area in the corner of the park. The huge rock was carried by heavy machinery and placed on a cement base atop the earthen mound. Cement steps are placed to provide a walkway to the monument. A bronze plaque commemorating the veterans of the First and Second World Wars and Korea was affixed to the rock.