In 1922, M.S. Chapman, William Gormley and J.R. Thexton of the Pickering Village Chamber of Commerce, purchased four and 3/8 acres of land from Thomas Walsh for $1,800 to use for a park. The citizens of Pickering Township donated money for its purchase in honour of the men who fought and died in the First World War.
Shortly after the park was purchased, the Memorial Park Gates and Cenotaph were erected.