The Memorial, in Prince Arthur Park, was sculpted by William Forbes of London, Ontario. Forbes sculpted many of the memorials that were erected at the end of the Great War, accounting for the similarities seen in many towns across Canada. It is sculpted from Barre (Vermont) granite, with Canadian granite as the base, and the names carved on stone from Aberdeen, Scotland. The monument was erected by Leonard Ruddock of Huntingdon. The cost for the monument and the surrounding changes to the park was just over $5,000, raised by a grant from the County and from Peace Day Celebrations. The Monument was unveiled on September 14, 1921, in front of a crowd of 1,500. At the time of its unveiling, the monument contained the names of 57 men who had, at some point, lived in, or had ties to, Huntingdon County. There are some omissions from the monument, and some errors, both of which are common for Great War memorials. Names for the fallen from World War II were added in 1948 and were unveiled at the Remembrance Day services, November 11, 1948.