The Mary Armstrong Chapter of the IODE erected a Soldier’s Memorial on August 24, 1924, next to the Strathroy Armoury. It was unveiled by Helen Buchanan whose father, Sergeant Reginald Buchanan, was one of the fallen. The cenotaph was worked on by the Hambly brothers. It consists of three large tablets of imperial grey Canadian granite standing side by side on a light grey base.
On July 31, 1930, a cross of sacrifice and two bronze lamps on either side of the cross were added by the Daughters of the Empire. The unveiling was done by Mrs. S. F. Robinson, of London, wife of the late Rev. Rural Dean Robinson, formerly rector of St. John’s Church, Strathroy. He was the chaplain of the 126th when war was declared. Rev. and Mrs. Robinson gave their three sons for active service, one of whom, Captain Fritz Robinson, was killed at Givenchy in 1915.
In the 1940s, the fallen from the Second World War were engraved on the cenotaph. In 2010, and inscription for the Korean War was engraved on the south face of the cenotaph.
The foreground of the cenotaph was redesigned in 2012 to make room for the laying of wreaths and a raised flower bed. The masonry for the flower bed included limestone carving from the razed armoury.
In 2015, the Strathroy-Caradoc Lions Club installed custom metal signs recognizing the sacrifice of each of the individuals listed on the cenotaph and their respective regiments, to mark the centenary of the First World War.
An inscription for Afghanistan was engraved on the cenotaph on November 5, 2015, and unveiled by Afghanistan Veteran Richard Sauve on Remembrance Day 2015. It was engraved by Strathroy Monuments and paid for by Veterans.
