Photographs of the war memorial in the aftermath became emblematic of this stage of The Troubles and the site was visited shortly afterwards by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher for a rescheduled remembrance ceremony.

[4][5] The main figure is of a British First World War soldier, in peaked cap with a rifle, resting on arms reversed.

The artist could not find a suitable photograph to work from so based the soldier on a painting by William Gibbes Mackenzie displayed at Belfast City Hall, which shows Thomas McNeilly of the Royal Irish Rifles standing at the temporary cenotaph erected in Belfast for the city's Peace Day commemoration on 9 August 1919.

[1][10] Standing at the war memorial, children hand in hand,Another year is over - perhaps we understand,That words of love are stronger than the words of hate.Let us not forget what happened on Remembrance Day.What ever you believe in, what ever flag you wave,Let us not forget what happened on Remembrance Day World War I memorials in Ireland had been targeted by Republicans before and during The Troubles, being seen as symbols of the British Army.

[12] The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) carried out a bombing at the County Fermanagh War Memorial during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony on 8 November 1987.

A photograph of the memorial and the bomb-damaged St Michael's Hall community centre was featured on the front page of the Irish Times the day after the bombing.

[12] In response to the bombing the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher attended a rescheduled remembrance ceremony at the war memorial on 22 November.

[1] The additional section contains depictions of 11 doves (each a unique sculpt) to commemorate those killed in the 1987 bombing and their names were also added to the memorial.