The Memorial is situated in front of the Secretariat Building, overlooking Stanley Harbour.

On top of the obelisk is a bronze figure of Britannia, the female personification of the island of Great Britain.

The names of the 255 British military personnel who died during the war are listed on ten plaques behind the Memorial, divided into the service branches.

In 2015 a bust of Margaret Thatcher (who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of the 1982 war) was erected next to the Liberation Memorial.

[4] The Memorial has also been featured in commemorative coins[5] and postage stamps issued by the Falkland Islands government.