York Centennial Park, Mactaquac, New Brunswick

Originally constructed in 1922 in memory of the thirty-four young men from the Parishes of Douglas and Bright in York County, New Brunswick, who gave their lives in World War I. Since that time, it has been rededicated to also honour those who died in World War II and the Korean Conflict.

The Cenotaph is of Spoon Island granite and is fifteen feet high. It rests on a solid concrete foundation and the lower part consists of three blocks of granite, the largest of which weighs six tons. These blocks are finished in the rough. On two faces of the upper block, the dates "1914-1918" and "1939-1945", respectively, have been carved.

The monument was originally erected on a grassy knoll about one mile southeast of the small community of of Burtt's Corner, along what is now Route 104, in August of 1922. It remained at that location until 1967, at which time it moved to York Centennial Park, Mactaquac, where it was unveiled and rededicated on August 1, 1967.

The principal address at the original unveiling was delivered by Dr. Oscar E. Morehouse,Sr. His son, Dr. Oscar E. Morehouse, Jr., a Medical Officer who served on the battlefield in the European Theatre in World War II, unveiled the monument at it s new location in August of 1967.