Constructed circa 1945-46 in memory of those who gave their lives in the two World Wars.

The Buckhorn Cenotaph was erected in 1946 by the local Women's Institute. It was first located on property in the hamlet occupied by the local Presbyterian Church at the corner of Main and John Street. The inscription on the monument reads:

IN MEMORY OF
THOSE FROM BUCKHORN
AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS
WHO SERVED
AND THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE TWO WORLD WARS

The Presbyterian church was vacated in the 1970's and the building became a flea market. The local people felt this was not a proper location for a war memorial and, eventually, Lakefield Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 members and veterans of World War Two, Mel Swan and Harry Monks, arranged to have the monument moved to its present site at the Buckhorn Community Centre.

Mel and Harry supervised the move and prepared the present site. Local aggregate operator, Buckhorn Sand & Gravel supplied a machine and operator to do all the actual moving of the monument.

Mel Swan advises the date for the move was September 15, 1981. There is no record of the original dedication when it was first erected and no service had ever been held involving this monument prior to this time. The Lakefield Legion members, members of Buckhorn area community and led by Rev. Gordon Porter accorded the Buckhorn War Memorial full honours at a rededication ceremony on Sunday, November 8, 1981, at 12:00 noon. Since the move to the Community Centre location, the people of the Buckhorn area have continued to hold Remembrance Services with the assistance and co-operation of the Lakefield Legion Br. 77