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In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

Thomas Wilberforce Mitchell's The End of the Portage was acquired in 1920 and dedicated to Private William Beaton. 

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith's In Northern Waters was acquired in 1920 and dedicated to Private James Eric Bartlett. James attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute in 1909 and 1910. He enlisted on 8 November 1915 and was reporting missing after the battle of Hooge on 6 June 1916.

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

Florence Carlyle's Ave Maria was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to James Gordon Searles. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school.

James attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1910 to 1915. He enlisted on 1 November 1915 and took part in fighting at Vimy Ridge, Arras, Lens, Passchendaele, Amiens and Mons. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross and received the Military Cross. James was gassed at Passchendaele and died at Fort Qu'Appelle in February 1923.

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

William St. Thomas Smith's A Fishing Village was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to Private Richard Gordon O’Leary. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school. Richard attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1914 to 1915. He enlisted on 12 October 1915 and was killed at Sanctuary Woods on 2 June 1916.

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

Alexander M. Flemming's The Credit River was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to Private Charles Milton Warner. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school. Charles attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1912 to 1914. He enlisted on 19 January 1916 and was killed on 20 October 1916 at the Somme.

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

Harry Britton’s March Thaw in Ontario was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to Private Richard Edmund Kreutzwieser. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school. Richard attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1913 to 1915. He enlisted in February of 1916 and was killed at the Somme on 21 October 1916.

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.

Hervert Sidney Palmer's Hunting Country was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to Private George Charles Geoffrey Dean. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school. George attended Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1915 to 1916. He enlisted in February of 1916 and was killed by shell at Albert on 19 November 1916.

In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each soldier.

William Greason’s October was acquired in 1919 and dedicated to Private Harry Jack Cameron. It is hung in the auditorium on the top floor of the school. Harry attended the Saskatoon Collegiate Institute from 1911 to 1914. He enlisted on 25 September 1915 and was killed at Forques Court on 10 August 1918.

The Macrorie Legion was organized in 1944 by some of the First World War Veterans. They received their charter on June 20, 1945.  The Ladies’ Auxiliary received their charter on June 6, 1946, with seventeen members on the Charter Roll. The hall is located just north of the Macrorie Town Hall, where a field stone Cenotaph was also erected in memory of those who gave their lives for their country.

On Canada Day 2017, Macrorie Legion held a celebration Saturday afternoon at Memorial Park for the re-dedication of their cenotaph, as well as their Canada 150 celebrations and the 100^th anniversary of the Red Brick School. The gathering had a few dignitaries in attendance, including MLA Jim Reiter, MP Kelly Block, Mayor Michael Perry and Vice President of Provincial Command, Keith Andrews.

The original cenotaph was in front of the legion hall but that hall was sold to a private person. We decided to move the cenotaph off that private property and moved it over to the Red Brick School, which this year is celebrating 100 years. The Red Brick School which was built in 1917 is a museum and coffee house. The City added steel cutouts or steel silhouettes of a World War I soldier, World War II lady, World War II army and an Afghanistan soldier. People have added steel benches, where families have gotten together and put benches there to recognize their relatives that fought.

Montgomery Place, named after the famous British Field Marshal of the Second World War, Bernard Montgomery, is a Veterans Land Act community established in 1946 following the Second World War. Fifteen Veterans and their families moved into the newly established area in 1946, followed by three more families in 1947. Lots of ½ an acre provided agricultural holdings for families and the community became a part of the City of Saskatoon in 1955. Homes were built until 1977, when the Veterans Land Act closed. Montgomery Place streets are named after battles, personalities, a destroyer and a bomber from the Second World War and the community is presently a tribute to the men and women who served Canada in the Second World War and Korean War.

In 1987, two Veterans raised the idea of building a memorial cairn in Montgomery Park to recognize this unique community and to honour the contributions of Montgomery Place residents to the war. The two Veterans were Bernard Newman of 3303 Caen Street (built in 1956) and Lewis Winger of 3437 Normandy Street (built in 1960). At a Montgomery Place Community Association meeting, a small group of residents and friends agreed to form the Cairn Committee. The President of the Community Association, Jim Earle, recruited Glen MacDonald of 3106B Ortona Street to chair the Cairn Committee. Michael Molaro, a resident with architectural drafting experience, volunteered to join the Committee. Other Committee members included : Gordon Dewar, Ruth Murray, Wendel Dent, Fred Hodgkinson, Ivan Bowman, Harold Olson, George Thompson and Ed Price. Dave Scott acted as City of Saskatoon liaison.

On May 9, 1988, Saskatoon City Council granted permission to place a cairn and in the following year the City approved the construction details and exact location of the cairn. Many of the construction details were worked out between Bernie Newman, Lew Winger and Jim Sabino. The final plans were drawn by Michael Molaro in July 1988. A community meeting was held on January 26, 1989 when the cairn proposal was endorsed by Montgomery Place residents. Almost $1,000 was raised at that meeting towards the overall budget of $9,900. Work began on the cairn in the spring of 1989.

A great deal of stonemason Jim Sabino's time and effort was given voluntarily. Other organizations and businesses that assisted included : Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans, Beverage Central Ltd., CJWW Radio, Cindercrete Products Ltd., Dent Holdings, Estevan Brick, Intercontinental Packers Ltd., Labatt's Saskatchewan Brewery Ltd., Lakeshore Nursery which provided landscaping around the cairn, Macdonald's Restaurants, National Stone and Bronze who provided the granite and the original bronze lettering, Ramstead Construction Ltd., Revelstoke Redi-Mix Ltd., the Rent-It Store, Tim Hortons Donuts, Trinity United Church, Weldon’s Concrete Products Ltd. And Western Caissons.

On September 10, 1989, the cairn was officially dedicated. Participants included: the Honourable William McKnight, Minister of National Defence; Ron Fisher, M.P. for Saskatoon-Dundurn;  Roy Romanow, M.L.A. for Saskatoon Riversdale; His Worship Henry Dayday, Mayor of Saskatoon; Pat Lorje, Saskatoon City Councillor; Reverend Father Urbansk; Reverend Arlene Reynolds; Vic Dubois as Master of Ceremonies; and Cairn Committee members – Bernie Newman, Lew Winger and Glen McDonald. The important role of the cairn as a memorial to the lives of Canada’s returning war Veterans was reflected by a Fly Past of Snowbirds aircraft during the Opening Ceremony. A time capsule, a project with local school children and youth groups, was buried at the base of the cairn.

In 2010, Montgomery Place Community Association president Barb Biddle undertook the task of compiling names of veterans who built or bought homes in Montgomery Place between 1946 and 1977 under the Veterans Land Act soldier settlement program. Through the research, 563 names were gathered. A ceremony was held on June 22, 2013 for the dedication of this monument which is located adjacent to the Memorial Cairn.

Barb Biddle also submitted a request for Montgomery Place to be considered a National Historic Site representing all the Veterans communities that were created by Veterans Affairs for returning Second World War Veterans and their families. In 2016, Montgomery Place was named as a National Historic Site - considered a place "of profound importance to Canada".

The site of the Memorial Cairn, Monument and National Historic Site plaque is the site used for the annual Remembrance Day outdoor ceremony each year.

The Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, 1^st Viscount Montgomery plaque was placed in 1946. A duplicate of this plaque is located at Montgomery Park. In 2004, the Montgomery Place Community Association embarked on a project to explain the choice of names for Montgomery Place streets. The research and writing were undertaken by Kevin Gooding who was the Finance Director at the time, with help from President Jim Earle.

The signs were produced at Abe’s Sign Design Group of Saskatoon, with owner Gerry Tunicliffe giving the Association his whole-hearted support. Gerry even offered the Cassino Avenue sign free-of-charge, since his father had fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino. With interest and dedication, Gerry was also a great help to Kevin tracking down photos for the signs.

On September 22, 2007, Kevin, Jim and Vice-President Dave Price, along with Secretary Larry Rempel, Communications Director Gary Berg and resident Don Janzen, rented an auger and then dug, filled, tamped and installed the first 16 signs. Three more signs were installed later.