During 1946 and 1947, a Memorial Committee headed by E.D. Thwaites, raised funds to erect a cenotaph and a traditional stone design cenotaph was dedicated in May of 1949. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 contributed to the fund.
Prior to the cenotaph being built, a wreath was placed at the foot of the Qualicum Beach War Memorial flagstaff, in remembrance of several Veterans interred in the cemetery.
By 1973, work had started on a new Legion Branch Clubhouse in the Royal Canadian Legion Community Park and it was decided that a new cenotaph should be located there.
