This memorial is dedicated to the brave men of North Oxford, now Zorra Township. After much discussion as to whether it should be located in Banner or Dickson’s Corners, and later possibly even Thamesford, it was finally decided to erect a war memorial at Dickson’s Corners in front of the Hall. The monument was officially unveiled on June 7, 1922, with a religious and dedicatory ceremony that included members of the Ministerial Association, the local Salvation Army Band, as well as members of the Ingersoll Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association.
The monument was contracted to the Hayes Bros. of St. Marys at the cost of $1,000 and consists of a marble base with a statue of a soldier leaning on his rifle. Originally erected with the names of those lost in the First World War, the names of those lost in the Second World War were added later.
On November 25, 1991, the cenotaph was moved to the Zorra Township Office. During the procession, Councilor John Knox and War Veteran Bill Hawkins walked alongside it.
