Originally constructed in October 1925 in memory of those who died in "The Great War, 1914-1918" (19 names) and "World War II, 1939-1945" (19 names). "Their Names Liveth for Evermore."

The two stone cairns, one on each side of the entrance to the Ancaster Township Hall, unveiled October 17, 1925, originally had identical plaques. After WWII, the plaque on the left was replaced with a matching one for those killed in that war. The metal arch, whose ends were supported by the cairns, was removed for safety reasons. The present Town of Ancaster maintains a lower positioned light atop each cairn.